"raise red flags" meaning in All languages combined

See raise red flags on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: raises red flags [present, singular, third-person], raising red flags [participle, present], raised red flags [participle, past], raised red flags [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=raise red flags}} 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) to serve as a sign that something is not right and deserves closer attention Tags: figuratively Synonyms: raise flags, raise a flag
    Sense id: en-raise_red_flags-en-verb-sn~7HZ3Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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