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clear as a bell
*clear as a bell
very clear, as with the sound of a bell. (*Also: as ~.) I fixed the radio, so now all the stations come in clear as a bell. Through the wall, I could hear the neighbors talking, just as clear as a bell.
clear as a bell
Pure as the sound of a bell; also, readily understood. For example, Did you understand the message I left you?-Yes, clear as a bell. This simile, which alludes to the bell's clarity owing to lack of overtones, was already a proverb in John Ray's English Proverbs (1670).
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Barlaam | | - | Judeo-Christian Legend |
Keone | | - | Hawaiian |
Marquinhos | | - | Portuguese |
Adem | | - | Turkish |
Zia | | - | Arabic |
Brita | | BRIT-ah (Swedish), BREE-tah (Finnish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish |