to give sb a warning
1warning — warn|ing1 W2S3 [ˈwo:nıŋ US ˈwo:rn ] n 1.) [U and C] something, especially a statement, that tells you that something bad, dangerous, or annoying might happen so that you can be ready or avoid it warning of ▪ a warning of floods warning about ▪… …
2warning — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Admonition Nouns 1. warning, forewarning, caution, caveat; notice; premonition, foreboding, prediction; lesson; admonition, monition; alarm; advisory; threat.See dissuasion. 2. warning sign, handwriting… …
3give fair warning — index caution, forewarn, notice (give formal warning) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4give warning — index admonish (warn), advise, caution, notice (give formal warning), notify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5give previous warning to — index forewarn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6give warning of possible harm — index caution, forewarn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7give someone a heads up — give (someone) a heads up to give someone information or a warning. I wanted to give you a heads up that I ll be sending you the revised form for your approval. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form get a heads up: They promised we d get a… …
8give a heads up — give (someone) a heads up to give someone information or a warning. I wanted to give you a heads up that I ll be sending you the revised form for your approval. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form get a heads up: They promised we d get a… …
9give information — index advise, apprise, bear (adduce), notice (give formal warning) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10give someone an inch (and they'll take a mile) — give someone an inch (and they’ll take a mile/yard/) phrase used for saying that if you agree to give someone something that they want, they will then want to take more Thesaurus: ways of warning or advising someonesynonym Main entry: inch …
