to ring the bell
1ring the bell — phrasal : to be convincing or successful this last advantage rang the bell with bankers Newsweek good title, a good blurb, army lingo; it rang the bell R.A.Robinson * * * ring the bell To achieve a great success (from the bell of a shooting… …
2Ring The Bell (horse) — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Ring The Bell caption = sire = Rangong grandsire = Right Royal V dam = Witchcraft damsire = Mystery sex = Colt foaled = 1977 country = New Zealand flagicon|NZL colour = Bay breeder = J Edgar Jones owner …
3ring the bell — tv. to be just what is needed; to hit the spot. □ This cold water really rings the bell. □ A good hot bowl of soup would ring the bell about now …
4ring the bell — to impregnate a woman Normally intentionally, from the fairground trial of strength which involves a blow with a sledgehammer to drive an object up a vertical column. If the object reaches the top, the bell placed there will ring …
5who will ring the bell? — asks who will assume the responsibility to help us out of a difficult situation. …
6ring the bells backward — To reverse the order of chimes • • • Main Entry: ↑bell ring the bell and ring the bells backward see under ↑bell1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ring …
7ring a bell — In a rural Wisconsin town, the local church erected a belfry and bell tower to the top of the church to add to the sevices for Sunday. Unfortunately, the job required somone to not only ring the bell at the appropriate times, but to act as a live …
8ring the bell — succeed, prosper …
9ring the bell, — idi to be outstandingly satisfactory …
10To bear the bell — Bell Bell, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See {Bellow}.] 1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck. [1913 Webster]… …
