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ring out the old

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ring out the old

Fig. to celebrate the end of a year while celebrating the beginning of a new one. (See also ring in the new year.) I don't plan to ring out the old this year. I'm just going to go to bed. We never ring out the old because it's too dismal.

See also: old, out, ring