red flag

red flag

red flag • n. a red flag as a warning of danger or a problem: fig. they had overlooked the red flags that should have alerted them to the county's disastrous investment strategy | fig. you have unusually large amounts of deductions or expenses that act as red flags. ∎  a red flag as the symbol of socialist revolution.

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1. a red flag as a warning of danger or a problem: they had overlooked the red flags that should have alerted them to the county's disastrous investment strategy.

2. a red flag as the symbol of socialist revolution.

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