see ring ii
31Ring road — For other uses, see Ring road (disambiguation). Inner ring road of Sheffield, England …
32ring a bell — phrasal : to arouse a response : strike a sympathetic chord : call out recognition : stir a memory his remarks on federal aid and increased taxes rang a bell J.A.Morris b.1904 have a sense of the ridiculous which rings a bell with us Henry… …
33ring the changes — phrasal or ring changes : to run through the whole range of possible variations : reiterate in exhaustive variety of expression rings the changes on possible meanings of words David Daiches clever at ringing the changes with a black frock and a… …
34ring round — phrasal verb ring round or ring around [intransitive/transitive] Word forms ring round : present tense I/you/we/they ring round he/she/it rings round present participle ringing round past tense rang round past participle rung round ring… …
35ring snake — noun 1. harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England • Syn: ↑grass snake, ↑ringed snake, ↑Natrix natrix • Hypernyms: ↑water snake • Hyponyms: ↑viperine grass snake, ↑ …
36ring off the hook — phrasal : to ring frequently or constantly with incoming calls the phone rang off the hook for 20 hours a day Milt Pappas * * * (of a telephone) be constantly ringing due to a large number of incoming calls * * * ring off the hook see ↑ring, 3 •… …
37ring-around-the-rosy — noun a children s game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat • Syn: ↑ring around a rosy, ↑ring a rosy • Hypernyms: ↑game * * * noun see ring around a rosy …
38ring in the new year — I ring in (or out) the new year see ring II II ring in (or out) the new (or old) year commemorate the new year (or the end of the previous year) with boisterous celebration …
39ring snake — 1. See grass snake (def. 1). 2. See ring neck snake. Also, ringed snake. [1770 80, Amer.] * * * …
40ring changes — phrasal see ring the changes …
