bell out
bell out
To curve outward in appearance like the shape of a bell. Graphs of population densities in major cities usually bell out, with the highest numbers in the center and a steady decrease into surrounding areas. Vintage-style jeans bell out at the end, which is why they call them bell bottoms.
See also: bell, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- passing bell
- bear the bell
- give (one) a bell
- give somebody a bell
- give someone a bell
- bear away the bell
- bell
- swarm through
- swarm through (something or some place)
- throng out