ringer

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be a dead ringer for

To bear a strong resemblance to someone or something else. People sometimes ask Susie for her autograph because she is a dead ringer for Kate Winslet.

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dead ringer

A person or thing that bears a strong resemblance to someone or something else. Susie was such a dead ringer for Kate Winslet that sometimes people would ask her for her autograph.

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dead ringer for (someone)

A person or thing that bears a strong resemblance to someone or something else. Susie was such a dead ringer for Kate Winslet that sometimes people would ask her for her autograph.

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look like a (dead) ringer for (someone)

To bear a strong resemblance to someone; to look exactly like someone else. People sometimes ask Susie for her autograph because she looks like a ringer for Kate Winslet. Wow, you look like a dead ringer for my cousin Martin—it's actually really eerie!

put (someone or something) through the ringer

To force someone or something to endure harsh treatment or criticism. Often used in passive constructions. After years of rigorous use, I've really put this old truck through the ringer. Wow, I'm glad that interrogation is over—they put me through the ringer.

*(dead) ringer (for someone)

Fig. very closely similar in appearance to someone else. (*Typically: be ~; look like ~.) You are sure a dead ringer for my brother. Isn't he a ringer for Chuck?

look like a (dead) ringer

(for someone) Go to a (dead) ringer (for someone).

dead ringer

A person or thing that closely resembles another; an exact counterpart. For example, Brian's a dead ringer for his Dad, or That red bike is a dead ringer for Mary's. [Late 1800s]

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

a dead ringer for someone

INFORMAL

COMMON If you say that one person is a dead ringer for another, you mean that the first person looks or sounds exactly like the second. He's tall, dark and a dead-ringer for Robert Pattinson. Kovic is extraordinary in one respect: he's a dead ringer for the former US President. Note: The word `ringer' may originally have come from a name for dishonest traders at fairs who sold brass rings, pretending they were gold. In American horse racing, a `ringer' is a horse that has been dishonestly substituted for another in a race.

a dead ˈringer for somebody

(informal) a person who looks extremely like somebody else: She’s a dead ringer for her mother.A ringer was a person or thing that pretended to be another person or thing. In horse racing for example, a ringer was a horse that was substituted for another in order to cheat in a race.

(dead) ringer (for someone)

n. someone who is an exact duplicate of someone else. (see also ringer.) You are sure a dead ringer for my brother.

dead ringer

verb

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ringer for someone

verb

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ringer

verb

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ringer

n. the obvious choice; the one identical to the one you have; the best match; the best match for one’s needs; the most likely choice. (see also (dead) ringer (for someone).) That’s the best horse racing today. It’s a ringer if I ever saw. one.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

dead ringer

A person or object that exactly resembles another, an exact counterpart in appearance. The usage of “ringer” for look-alike has been around since the late 1800s, when it was used for a horse that was fraudulently substituted for another in a race. It also was applied to the person who made such a substitution, but this usage has died out. However, in 1891 the term was made more emphatic with the addition of “dead,” here used in the sense of “exact,” as it is in dead heat for an exact tie.

See also: dead, ringer

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

put through the ringer

Subjected to a harsh scolding or punishment. Before washing machine spin cycles, excess water was squeezed out of hand-washed laundry by means of a wringer mounted on an agitator-type washing machine or a sink. The device was composed of two cylinders set close together and turned by a hand crank. Being put through the wringer could be hard on delicate clothing, and being put through the metaphorical wringer, such as being chewed out by your boss, isn't much fun either.

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释义	ringer Related to ringer: Ringer solution be a dead ringer for To bear a strong resemblance to someone or something else. People sometimes ask Susie for her autograph because she is a dead ringer for Kate Winslet. See also: dead, ringer dead ringer A person or thing that bears a strong resemblance to someone or something else. Susie was such a dead ringer for Kate Winslet that sometimes people would ask her for her autograph. See also: dead, ringer dead ringer for (someone) A person or thing that bears a strong resemblance to someone or something else. Susie was such a dead ringer for Kate Winslet that sometimes people would ask her for her autograph. See also: dead, ringer look like a (dead) ringer for (someone) To bear a strong resemblance to someone; to look exactly like someone else. People sometimes ask Susie for her autograph because she looks like a ringer for Kate Winslet. Wow, you look like a dead ringer for my cousin Martin—it's actually really eerie! See also: like, look, ringer put (someone or something) through the ringer To force someone or something to endure harsh treatment or criticism. Often used in passive constructions. After years of rigorous use, I've really put this old truck through the ringer. Wow, I'm glad that interrogation is over—they put me through the ringer. See also: put, ringer, through Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. (dead) ringer (for someone) Fig.* very closely similar in appearance to someone else. (Typically: be ~; look like ~.) You are sure a dead ringer for my brother. Isn't he a ringer for Chuck? look like a (dead) ringer (for someone) Go to a (dead) ringer (for someone). See also: like, look, ringer McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. dead ringer A person or thing that closely resembles another; an exact counterpart. For example, Brian's a dead ringer for his Dad, or That red bike is a dead ringer for Mary's. [Late 1800s] See also: dead, ringer The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. a dead ringer for someone INFORMAL COMMON If you say that one person is a dead ringer for* another, you mean that the first person looks or sounds exactly like the second. He's tall, dark and a dead-ringer for Robert Pattinson. Kovic is extraordinary in one respect: he's a dead ringer for the former US President. Note: The word `ringer' may originally have come from a name for dishonest traders at fairs who sold brass rings, pretending they were gold. In American horse racing, a `ringer' is a horse that has been dishonestly substituted for another in a race. See also: dead, ringer, someone Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. a dead ˈringer for somebody (informal) a person who looks extremely like somebody else: She’s a dead ringer for her mother.A ringer was a person or thing that pretended to be another person or thing. In horse racing for example, a ringer was a horse that was substituted for another in order to cheat in a race. See also: dead, ringer, somebody Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary (dead) ringer (for someone) n. someone who is an exact duplicate of someone else. (see also ringer.) You are sure a dead ringer for my brother. See also: dead, ringer, someone dead ringer verb See dead ringer for someone See also: dead, ringer ringer for someone verb See dead ringer for someone See also: ringer, someone ringer verb See dead ringer for someone ringer n. the obvious choice; the one identical to the one you have; the best match; the best match for one’s needs; the most likely choice. (see also (dead) ringer (for someone).) That’s the best horse racing today. It’s a ringer if I ever saw. one. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions dead ringer A person or object that exactly resembles another, an exact counterpart in appearance. The usage of “ringer” for look-alike has been around since the late 1800s, when it was used for a horse that was fraudulently substituted for another in a race. It also was applied to the person who made such a substitution, but this usage has died out. However, in 1891 the term was made more emphatic with the addition of “dead,” here used in the sense of “exact,” as it is in dead heat for an exact tie. See also: dead, ringer The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer put through the ringer Subjected to a harsh scolding or punishment. Before washing machine spin cycles, excess water was squeezed out of hand-washed laundry by means of a wringer mounted on an agitator-type washing machine or a sink. The device was composed of two cylinders set close together and turned by a hand crank. Being put through the wringer could be hard on delicate clothing, and being put through the metaphorical wringer, such as being chewed out by your boss, isn't much fun either. See also: put, ringer, through Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price See also: be a dead ringer for a dead ringer for somebody a dead ringer for someone dead ringer dead ringer for (someone) dead ringer for someone look like a (dead) ringer for (someone) look like a ringer bear a resemblance to bear a resemblance to (someone or something) References in periodicals archive While their names were all included in the town's roll of honour, for some reason they were not included in the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers' roll of honour. Lost ringers set to be remembered Virginia Crompton, of the community interest company Big Ideas who is leading the New Year call for bell ringers, said: "If you want to feel part of your local community, bell ringing could be for you. Do you want to get roped into bell ringing? For example, values ranging from -0.513 V to -0.064 V/SCE were reported for Ti-13Nb-13Zr alloy in Ringer's solution [10]. Influence of pH and fluoride species on the corrosion behavior of Ti-xNb-13Zr alloys in Ringer's solution They have 10 ringers plus a conductor and a six-member junior team. WE'LL HAVE A GOOD CHIME AT THE ARENA; Hundreds visit city for bellringing conference Just three days remained before Bev was due to marry Robin Haggerty at All Saints Church at Chilvers Coton, Nuneaton - and local campanologist, Jonathan Tallis, from the Coventry Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers, was roped in to help. COUPLE HAVE THE CHIME OF THEIR LIVES! Last minute appeal has bells ringing out for Bev and Robin Depending on where you are from, bell ringers are called different names: mind benders, parachute openers, warm-ups, morning minutes. Using bell ringers in the CTE classroom 'Ringer' is set to premiere in the US later this year on The CW network. Sarah Michelle Gellar to return to small screen The backlash was led on Monday by Ringer herself who appeared on NBC's "Today" program to declare: "I'm not overweight." Tempest in a tutu over 'fat' ballet jibe David Ringer has joined NBAD as the trade finance manager in the London Branch and Isabelle Krieg has joined in the same role in the Paris branch. NBAD names trade finance managers THE LAST AIRBENDER PG, 103mins Opens Friday, August 13 THE STARS Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Cliff Curtis. Earth, wind and very Dire; YOUR MOVIES And that is exactly what Ken Ringer, from Albrights Hardware in Allentown, Pa., did when he started his own rewards program. Do-it-yourself rewards: Albrights Hardware creates own loyalty program, increases sales "When compared to last year, the aggregated cost for the basket of raw materials consumed for our printing inks, varnishes and auxiliaries has risen by 30 percent globally," said Heiner Ringer, CEO of hubergroup. hubergroup announces price increases Taking this concept a bit further, Pam McPhee, director of the Browne Center for Innovative Learning, and Judy Ringer, chief instructor of Portsmouth Aikido and Power & Presence Training, are offering a new hands-on learning experience using concepts from horsemanship and marshal arts and translating them into leadership practices, power and centered presence. Horsing around It is hard to advise a punt before peg numbers are known, but 1998 winner Steve Ringer was so impressive in qualifying that he is worth a bet to land a bigger haul today than 2002 and '03 heroes Matt Hall and Nathan Watson. Fishing: King Ringer looks a champion bet At Mount of Olives Baptist Church, in Duluth, Minn., two handbell choirs provide multiple benefits, according to Linnea Erickson, an original ringer of King's Ringers formed 25 years ago. Handbells choirs ring with tradition
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