The idiom “clear as a bell” means to very crisply audible; very easy to hear ; easy to understand; very clear.
i.e. Unfortunately, our next-door neighbors fight a lot, and we can hear them clear as a bell — even at 3 AM!
i.e. With these new headphones, you’ll be able to hear music as clear as a bell.
There are some other interesting idioms about “bell”.Follow me to learn about them!
1. Alarm bell
A sudden warning or intimation of danger, risk, or ill fortune. (Often pluralized.)
i.e. Alarm bells were going off in my head when I saw the panicked expression on her face.
2. Bell, book, and candle
A method of putting a curse on someone. The phrase refers to the implements once used when someone was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church.
i.e. I’ll go after him bell, book, and candle if he threatens my family again.
3. Passing bell
By extension, something that marks the end of something else.
i.e. It’s hard to not feel like the return of my depression is a passing bell to all the progress I had made up to now.
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