You missed the obvious one on the ” ring the bell” bit.To ring someones bell also means to hit them hard enough to make one dizzy.
That’s my two cents worth.
Ric
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Ric B:
March 3rd, 2012 at 11:28 am
You missed the obvious one on the ” ring the bell” bit.To ring someones bell also means to hit them hard enough to make one dizzy.
That’s my two cents worth.
Ric