كيف تنطق "canary in a coal mine"

expression

kuh-NAIR-ee in uh KOHL mine

التعريف

A 'canary in a coal mine' is someone or something that acts as an early warning of danger or problems, often before others notice them.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

kəˈnɛɹi/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈkoʊɫ/ /ˈmaɪn

الإنجليزية البريطانية

kənˈeəɹi/ /ˈɪn/ /æɪ/ /kˈəʊl/ /mˈaɪn

أمريكي

kuh-NAIR-ee in uh KOHL mine

بريطاني

kuh-NAIR-ee in uh KOHL mine

The first signs of disease were the canary in a coal mine for the doctors.

Falling fish populations can be a canary in a coal mine for pollution.

The slow sales acted as a canary in a coal mine for the new product.

Young people leaving town is the canary in a coal mine for the local economy.