give someone a ring



give someone a ring

1. Also, give someone a buzz. Call someone on the telephone, as in Give me a ring next week, or Bill said he'd give her a buzz. Both these expressions allude to the sound of a telephone's ring. [Colloquial; c. 1920]
2. Present a lover with an engagement ring, as in I think he's giving her a ring tonight. [First half of 1800s]
See also: give, ring

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Duri-Korean
Mathiasmah-TEE-ahs (German)French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Wazo-Ancient Germanic
ClÍDna-Irish Mythology
Veljko-Serbian, Croatian
Madeleine['mædəlin]