canary in a coal mine

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

    Heceleme

    ca·na·ry in a coal mine

    Türkçe nasıl söylenir

    kıneri în ı kōl mayn

    Eş anlamlılar

    miner's canary

    Telaffuz

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

    Etimoloji

    () 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.