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bell 1. noun 1 the head of the penis. From the shape UK, 2001. 2 the clitoris AUSTRALIA, 1988. 3 a telephone call. Teen slang US, 1951.► give someone a bellto telephone someone. From the ringing bell of original telephones UK, 1982.► on a bellin television and film making, shooting a scene. From the bell used on location to signal that shooting is about to begin US, 1990 2. verb to telephone someone. An allusion to Alexander Graham Bell, telephone pioneer, and/or to the bell that rang on early telephones US, 1973
idiombellas sound as a bell BrEBrE1 old-fashioned completely strong and healthy:Your heart's as sound as a bell.2 old-fashioned used in order to say that someone behaves in a fair and honest way, or has sensible ideas:He may seem a bit extreme, but he's as sound as a bell.give sb a bell BrEBrEspoken to call someone on the telephone:I'll give you a bell on Monday to check that it's still OK to met on Tuesday evening.It might be worth giving Peter a bell to make sure he knows what's going on.sb has had his/her bell rung AmEAmEspoken used in order to say that someone has been hit hard in the head:He reminds me of a big old football player who's had his bell rung once too often.Rhonda missed the second session of a two-a-day practice this season because she had her bell rung by a stray ball.sth rings a bell (with sb)spoken used in order to say that you think you remember something, although you are not certain about it:The meeting's sometime next month - the fifteenth rings a bell.No - the name Norman doesn't ring a bell.Someone said we have 500 members - does that ring a bell with you?saved by the bellspoken said when you realize that you will not have to do something difficult, because there will not be time or something unexpected has happened:We'll have to postpone the last item on the agenda - saved by the bell, Jim."I haven't brought my diary, so we'll set the whole thing up later." "Saved by the bell."
See:- (as) clear as a bell
- (as) sound as a bell
- alarm bell
- alarm bells start ringing
- alarm bells start to ring
- answer the bell
- as clear as a bell
- be as sound as a bell
- be there with bells on
- bear away the bell
- bear the bell
- bell out
- bell the cat
- bell the cat, who will
- bell, book, and candle
- bell, book, and candle things that are miraculous or that signal that
- bells and whistles
- born within the sound of Bow bells
- clear as a bell
- dumbbell
- get (one's) bell rung
- give (one) a bell
- give her the bells and let her fly
- give somebody a bell
- give someone a bell
- Hell’s bells and buckets of blood!
- hell's bells
- hell's bells and buckets of blood
- Hell's bells!
- Ma Bell
- Mama Bell
- pull the other leg (it's got bells on)!
- Pull the other one(, it's got bells on)!
- ring (one's) bell
- ring (one's) bells
- ring a bell
- ring someone's bell
- ring the bell
- rings a bell, that
- saved by the bell
- set alarm bells ringing
- set off alarm bells
- sound as a bell
- unring a bell
- warning bells start ringing
- warning bells start to ring
- wear the cap and bells
- who will bell the cat
- with bells on
- you can't unring a bell
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