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From the use of a bell in older phones to produce a ringing sound. Compare Dutch bellen (“to telephone”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
give someone a bell
Today it means: To telephone someone. Full definition →
Today it means: To telephone someone. Full definition →
From the use of a bell in older phones to produce a ringing sound. Compare Dutch bellen (“to telephone”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.