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Ring a BellSomething that’s familiar, reminding or remembering something; recalling your deeper memoriesRate it:

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ring a bellTo seem at least vaguely familiar.Rate it:

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ring one's bellTo strike or bump one's own head with a strong blow, especially with concussive force.Rate it:

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ring someone's bellTo physically traumatize someone with a strong blow, especially a concussive blow to the head.Rate it:

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don't ring us, we'll ring youSynonym of don't call us, we'll call youRate it:

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bell curvea graph of a normal (Gaussian) distribution, with a large rounded peak tapering away at each end.Rate it:

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bell outTo open out into a bell shape.Rate it:

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unring a bellTo reverse the ringing of a bell.Rate it:

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unring a bellTo perform the impossible.Rate it:

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alarm bellA sudden awareness of danger.Rate it:

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Saved by the BellSaved from trouble or any embarrassing situation at the last moment, just rescued from dangerRate it:

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saved by the bellRescued or favorably assisted by a timely interruption or by the sudden termination of difficult circumstances.Rate it:

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sound as a bellIn excellent condition.Rate it:

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alarm bellUsed other than as an idiom: see alarm, bell.Rate it:

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save by the bellTo rescue or favorably assist (someone) by means of a timely interruption or the sudden termination of difficult circumstances.Rate it:

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Clear As a BellAnything that can be understood easily and without any confusionRate it:

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bell it outAn electricians methodology to assure continuity in an electrical circuit. Utilizing and applying a low voltage power source to a circuit and applying a pretested door bell to the opposite end of the circuit to prove continuity.Rate it:

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bell the catTo undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group.Rate it:

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clear as a belltotally clear: distinct and unmistakeable, as a bell's tone is clearly heardRate it:

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save by the bellIn a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, to ring the bell which concludes the round and thereby to prevent a competitor who has been knocked down from being counted out by the referee.Rate it:

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saved by the bellIn a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, spared from being counted out by the referee by the ringing of the bell which concludes the round.Rate it:

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unring a bellTo reverse the irreversible.Rate it:

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you can't unring a bellSome things can't be undone.Rate it:

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brass ringOne and one half inch diameter iron rings were offered riders on a Carousel by a dispensing device alongside: A Brass Ring was inserted into the dispenser at random. The Carousel Rider who succeeded in snatching the Brass Ring was rewarded A Free Ride upon return to the Operator of the Brass Ring:Rate it:

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ring inTo make a phone call to one's usual place of work.Rate it:

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brass ringFiguratively, a prize or goal. Often used with respect to employment goals e.g. promotion, better job, etc.Rate it:

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ring backTo return a phone call.Rate it:

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ring backTo make another phone call to the same person.Rate it:

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ring offTo finish a telephone conversation and disconnect.Rate it:

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ring roundTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.Rate it:

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ring upTo telephone, to call on the telephone.Rate it:

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give a ringOn the telephone.Rate it:

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ring hollowTo seem to be false or implausible; to be unconvincing.Rate it:

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ring outTo sound very loudly.Rate it:

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ring upTo enter a payment into a cash register, or till in a shop.Rate it:

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three-ring circusA disorderly, complicated, rapidly changing situation or set of events, which is a source of bewilderment, amazement, or amusement.Rate it:

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el ring de cuatro perillasMueble utilizado para dormir, especialmente cuando se usa para tener relaciones sexuales.Rate it:

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give someone a ringBecome engaged.Rate it:

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give someone a ringUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see give,‎ ring.Rate it:

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hold the ringTo oversee a situation while attempting to remain uninvolved in it.Rate it:

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kiss someone's ringTo give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone.Rate it:

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make the welkin ringBy extension of.Rate it:

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make the welkin ringBy extension of , to celebrate or revel.Rate it:

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make the welkin ringTo make a loud noise.Rate it:

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ring aroundTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.Rate it:

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ring down the curtainTo end something.Rate it:

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ring down the curtainTo mark the end of something.Rate it:

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ring falseTo seem to be incorrect, or implausible.Rate it:

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ring of truthA phrase or story or comment that may only have a portion of truth to it.Rate it:

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ring off the hookOf a telephone, to ring constantly or excessively.Rate it:

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