ring a bell

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ring a bell definition


  1. tv.
    to stir something in someone's memory. : Yes, that rings a bell. I seem to remember it.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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ring a bell

Arouse an indistinct memory, remind one of something, as in That name rings a bellI think I've met him. The bell here summons up a memory. [1930s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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