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sound as a bellIn excellent condition.Rate it:

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I can't hear you over the sound ofSaid to dismiss what the interlocutor is saying.Rate it:

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like the sound of one's own voiceTo talk a lot.Rate it:

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safe and soundHaving come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.Rate it:

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sound offTo hold forth about something in an opinionated manner.Rate it:

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empty vessels make the most soundnoisy, opinionated people are often stupid.Rate it:

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sound as a roachPerfectly sound.Rate it:

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sound asleepSleeping still and silently.Rate it:

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sound outTo speak or sing loudly, to call out.Rate it:

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sound outTo pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.Rate it:

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sound outTo question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.Rate it:

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bell curvea graph of a normal (Gaussian) distribution, with a large rounded peak tapering away at each end.Rate it:

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bell outTo open out into a bell shape.Rate it:

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unring a bellTo perform the impossible.Rate it:

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unring a bellTo reverse the ringing of a bell.Rate it:

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alarm bellA sudden awareness of danger.Rate it:

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Saved by the BellSaved from trouble or any embarrassing situation at the last moment, just rescued from dangerRate it:

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saved by the bellRescued or favorably assisted by a timely interruption or by the sudden termination of difficult circumstances.Rate it:

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alarm bellUsed other than as an idiom: see alarm, bell.Rate it:

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save by the bellTo rescue or favorably assist (someone) by means of a timely interruption or the sudden termination of difficult circumstances.Rate it:

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Clear As a BellAnything that can be understood easily and without any confusionRate it:

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ring one's bellTo strike or bump one's own head with a strong blow, especially with concussive force.Rate it:

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bell it outAn electricians methodology to assure continuity in an electrical circuit. Utilizing and applying a low voltage power source to a circuit and applying a pretested door bell to the opposite end of the circuit to prove continuity.Rate it:

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bell the catTo undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group.Rate it:

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clear as a belltotally clear: distinct and unmistakeable, as a bell's tone is clearly heardRate it:

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Ring a BellSomething that’s familiar, reminding or remembering something; recalling your deeper memoriesRate it:

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ring a bellTo seem at least vaguely familiar.Rate it:

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ring someone's bellTo physically traumatize someone with a strong blow, especially a concussive blow to the head.Rate it:

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save by the bellIn a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, to ring the bell which concludes the round and thereby to prevent a competitor who has been knocked down from being counted out by the referee.Rate it:

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saved by the bellIn a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, spared from being counted out by the referee by the ringing of the bell which concludes the round.Rate it:

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unring a bellTo reverse the irreversible.Rate it:

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you can't unring a bellSome things can't be undone.Rate it:

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everything happens for a reasonAll events are purposeful.Everything happens for a reason, so there is no such thing as failure. Mary-Kate OlsenPeople like to say "everything happens for a reason." If you repeat that in your head long enough that starts to sound like "anything can happen with a razor." Laura KightlingerI believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how we learn. Drew BarrymoreRate it:

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false alarmA warning sound which turns out to have been erroneous.Rate it:

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In the PinkIn good health, enjoying sound health emotionally and physicallyRate it:

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listen to her purradmiring the sound of a boat or car motorRate it:

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thunderclapSound when lightning strikesRate it:

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beat outTo sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.Rate it:

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as loud as thunderThe thunder is the loudest natural sound ever known so there is nothing as loud as a thunder naturallyRate it:

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one brick short of a full loadNot mentally sound; insane.Rate it:

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Saw LogsTo snuffle, or breathe heavily while having sound sleepRate it:

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talk upIn such a way as to make the thing or person sound better than it actually is.Rate it:

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you get what you pay forIn commercial transactions, the quality of goods and services increases as the prices increase, i.e., the more one pays, the better the merchandise.2003, Michael Blumenthal, "For Whom the School Bell Tolls," Time, 7 Dec.:Though it may sound unapologetically capitalistic to say soRate it:

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key offTo collide with ; or connect to an object with a degree of force and soundRate it:

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level-headedSensible; rational; possessing sound judgment.Rate it:

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ring outTo sound very loudly.Rate it:

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play by earTo play guided by one's memory of the sound, rather than from a written score.Rate it:

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the three components of art are : 1. mere catharsis and cathexis, 2. (etc. )Cathexis : 2 major definitions, one being psychoanalytic in nature. Very rarely used in speech or in it's written form. Cathexis : what a fascinating word. Even the sound of it is unusual.Rate it:

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a certa ratione proficiscito be based on a sound principle.Rate it:

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aequa iuris descriptio (Off. 2. 4. 15)a sound judicial system.Rate it:

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