2009, Steve Kandell, " What Makes U2 Run?", Spin, April 2009:.On the job, she was like a canary in a coal mine: If the subtle energy wasn't in balance, she was the first to notice. 2008, Jean Haner, The Wisdom of Your Face: Change Your Life With Chinese Face Reading!, Hay House (2008), →ISBN, page 133: Geograph Britain and Ireland is a web-based project to collect and reference geographically representative images of every square kilometre of the British Isles."When the freshwater mussels are healthy, it indicates good water quality." "A mussel is a canary in a coal mine," Clemens explained. ( idiomatic ) Something whose sensitivity to adverse conditions makes it a useful early indicator of such conditions something which warns of the coming of greater danger or trouble by a deterioration in its health or welfare.If dangerous gases such as carbon monoxide collected in the mine, the gases would kill the canary before killing the miners, thus providing a warning to exit the tunnels immediately.Ĭanary in a coal mine ( plural canaries in a coal mine or canaries in coal mines) After a little drive through the mountains Alan needs to meet with the kidnapper at an old Coal Mine. Alternative forms Īn allusion to caged canaries (birds) that miners would carry down into the mine tunnels with them. The handle is an oxygen cylinder that can be used to revive the canary.
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