ring a bell

Speech parts

1. ring a bell - Verb

2. ring a bell - Phrase

Meaning

(informal, idiomatic) To seem at least vaguely familiar.
His face rings a bell. I wonder if I know him from somewhere.

(informal, idiomatic) To spark a previously forgotten memory.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ring,‎ a,‎ bell.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

remind retrospect recollect educe bethink strike a chord think back drag up

Examples

On March 22, at 5 pm stand on your doors and windows for 5 minutes and clap, ring a bell to salute people who are serving the nation tirelessly. Narendra Modi

Novels are not about expressing yourself, they're about something beautiful, funny, clever and organic. Self-expression ? Go and ring a bell in a yard if you want to express yourself. Zadie Smith

At first, Marconi used a transmitter to ring a bell in a receiver in his attic laboratory. Source: Internet

Bahumi plays Zola in local action-packed telenovela which airs on SABC, Keeping Score, ring a bell? Source: Internet

Do the names Oregon, Montana, and South Dakota ring a bell? Source: Internet

Does the name Isabella Bird ring a bell? Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

ring a bell

Close letter words and terms

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