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raise a red flag

raise a red flag is the alternative form of raise red flags.

Meaning of raise red flags

Verb

raise red flags (third-person singular simple present raises red flags, present participle raising red flags, simple past and past participle raised red flags)

  1. (figuratively, informal) To serve as a sign or signal indicating potential danger or trouble.

Forms of raise a red flag

third-person singular presentraises a red flag
present participleraising a red flag
past participleraised a red flag
pastraised a red flag

Questions about raise a red flag

What is raise a red flag the alternative form of?
Raise a red flag is the alternative form of raise red flags.

Words near raise a red flag in the dictionary

  1. raise
  2. raise a finger
  3. raise a finger against
  4. raise a flag
  5. raise a hand
  6. raise a red flag
  7. raise a stink
  8. raise an eyebrow
  9. raise borer
  10. raise borers
  11. raise Cain

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