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bear away the bell
bear away the bell
To win. The phrase alludes to horse racing, in which the winning horse was once awarded a small bell. I heard that you might bear away the bell at the science fair! Congratulations—it would be a well-deserved victory.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Osiris | | o-SIE-ris (English) | Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized) |
| FlÁVio | | - | Portuguese |
| AleŠ | | - | Czech, Slovak, Slovene |
| Lockie | | LAHK-ee | Scottish |
| Tlaloc | | TLAH-lok | Aztec and Toltec Mythology |
| Norene | | nawr-EEN | Irish, English |