canary in a coal mine

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A warning of danger or trouble yet to come
canary in a coal mine

    الواصلة

    ca·na·ry in a coal mine

    التركية النطق

    kıneri în ı kōl mayn

    المترادفات

    miner's canary

    النطق

    /kəˈnerē ən ə ˈkōl ˈmīn/ /kəˈnɛriː ɪn ə ˈkoʊl ˈmaɪn/

    علم أصول الكلمات

    () An allusion to caged canaries mining workers would carry down into the tunnels with them. If poisonous gases such as methane or carbon monoxide leaked into the mine-shaft, the gases would kill the canary before killing the miners.
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