cautionary tale

1. (idiomatic)A story, originally told in folklore, to warn its audience of a certain danger.

   Fabel, Schauermärchen, abschreckendes Beispiel

   поучи́тельная исто́рияpoučítelʹnaja istórija

1. It's a cautionary tale.

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2. The recently exiled dictator is a cautionary tale against putting nerds in power.

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3. The company's journey to bankruptcy presented a cautionary tale on the pitfalls of corporate greed.

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4. Algerians are well aware that what happened to Libya is a cautionary tale.

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5. This drama is missing something. All it is is a simple cautionary tale with no real depth.

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