Clear As A Bell Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Clear as a bell What does Clear as a bell mean?	Clearly understood.	You don't have to repeat yourself. Your message is clear as a bell. Bells such as the type used in churches are large and loud. Their sound can be heard from a great distance. Bells sound a single, clear note so their sound is distinctive and not easily confused. Before electric sirens and amplification systems, bells were a valuable means of signaling people and alerting of important events like an impending attack. The bell and the message intended could be heard clearly over a large area. Back in the 1910's, many companies were trying to get into the manufacturing and selling one the hottest items around, the phonograph. One of those companies was the Sonora Chime Company. This company started the Sonora Phonograph Company and used "Clear as a Bell" as their slogan, touting the fidelity of their machine's sound reproduction.
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dead president What does "dead president" mean?	paper money (U.S.)
dish out (criticism) What does "dish out (criticism)" mean?	to criticize someone roughly, to treat someone roughly	Our supervisor likes to dish out criticism to others but he does not like to hear criticism about himself.
dark horse What does "dark horse" mean?	a political candidate who is little known to the general public	The woman candidate was a dark horse but she won the election easily.
crash the gate What does "crash the gate" mean?	to enter someplace without a ticket or without paying	Many people did not have a ticket for the concert so they decided to crash the gate.

in plain English/language What does "in plain English/language" mean?	in simple and easy to understand language	The legal contract was written in plain English so that we could easily understand it.
be the case What does "be the case" mean?	to be true, to be an actual situation	"I do not care if it was the case last year, this year we will do things differently."
roll back (a price) What does "roll back (a price)" mean?	to reduce a price to a previous amount	The prices at the computer store were rolled back during the big sale.
breathe easy What does "breathe easy" mean?	to relax after a stressful situation	I was able to breathe easy after I found my lost wallet.
take offense at (someone or something) What does "take offense at (someone or something)" mean?	to become resentful of someone or something	The audience took offense at the remarks by the comedian.

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Clear As A Bell Idiom