ring in the new year

ring in the new year

To mark the end of the previous year and usher in the start of a new one, typically with a party or other celebration. People thronged the streets just before midnight to ring in the new year. My parents are letting me stay up late to ring in the new year with them. My friends and I all rang in the new year with a wild party at Sarah's house.
See also: new, ring, year
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ring in the new year

Fig. to celebrate the beginning of the new year at midnight on December 31. We are planning a big party to ring in the new year. How did you ring in the new year?
See also: new, ring, year
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • ring out the old and ring in the new
  • ring out the old
  • wedge between people or things
  • any (one) worth (one's) salt
  • keel over
  • young man
  • walk it off
  • walk off
  • give (one) a big send-off
  • Singles' Day
References in periodicals archive
"Since Sydney will be one of the first major cities to ring in the New Year, I'm told the celebration planned is second to none.
One might wonder if he's piloting the Goodyear blimp to ring in the New Year. No, he'll be spending the evening in his company's home town, Akron, OH.