{v. phr.} To make you remember something; sound familiar. * /Not even the cat's meowing seemed to ring a bell with Judy. She still forgot to feed him./ * /When Ann told Jim the name of the new teacher it rang a bell, and Jim said, "I went to school with a James Carson."/
RING A BELL
Meaning of RING A BELL in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012