give someone a bell

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give someone a bell

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From the use of a bell in older phones to produce a ringing sound. Compare Dutch bellen (“to telephone”).

verb gives someone a bell · giving someone a bell · gave someone a bell · given someone a bell

  1. UK, slang To telephone someone.

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