1. ring a bell - Verb
2. ring a bell - Phrase
(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.orgOn 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
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Do the names Oregon, Montana, and South Dakota ring a bell? Source: Internet
Does the name Isabella Bird ring a bell? Source: Internet