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Rings a bell
Meaning/Usage: To remember something Explanation: A bell is used to alert us of many things such as a door bell, telephone bell, school bell, clothes dryer bell, etc. When we hear the bell, we know what the bell represents. To ring a bell became a way of saying that you remember something. Another explanation comes from Pavlov. He created an experiment where he rang a bell before he gave food to a dog. He did this repeatedly and the dog started to drool before he saw any food because the dog knew the food would come after the bell rang.
" I
can't put my finger on it, but it definitely rings a bell."
" It
rings a bell, but I'm not one hundred percent sure."
" Oh,
oh, oh... that rings a bell. Where did I see that from?"
A: " Did
you go to Martha Lake High School?"
B: " Yeah.
Why?"
A: " I
met this girl. Her name is Jane Summerland. Do you know her?"
B: " That
name rings a bell, but I don't remember for sure."
Other Common Sentences
" That
reminds me of something."
" That
sounds so familiar."
" I
know what you're talking about but I can't pin point it."
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