Choose the meaning of the underlined idiomatic phrase: The stories of senior citizens in distressed economic conditions because of defaulted student loans are merely the canary in the coal mine. [Washington Post]
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Choose the meaning of the underlined idiomatic phrase: The stories of senior citizens in distressed economic conditions because of defaulted student loans are merely the canary in the coal mine. [Washington Post] Harbinger of serious problem.
