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darken a church doorto go to church for a service.Rate it:

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broad churchA wide scope of philosophies and ideas.Rate it:

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Poor as a Church MouseTo be in very poor condition, poverty- strickenRate it:

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poor as a church mouseVery poor to a point of starving or begging.Rate it:

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sweating like a whore in church.Sweating profusely, especially due to nervousness.Rate it:

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bell curvea graph of a normal (Gaussian) distribution, with a large rounded peak tapering away at each end.Rate it:

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bell outTo open out into a bell shape.Rate it:

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unring a bellTo reverse the ringing of a bell.Rate it:

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unring a bellTo perform the impossible.Rate it:

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alarm bellA sudden awareness of danger.Rate it:

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Saved by the BellSaved from trouble or any embarrassing situation at the last moment, just rescued from dangerRate it:

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saved by the bellRescued or favorably assisted by a timely interruption or by the sudden termination of difficult circumstances.Rate it:

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sound as a bellIn excellent condition.Rate it:

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alarm bellUsed other than as an idiom: see alarm, bell.Rate it:

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save by the bellTo rescue or favorably assist (someone) by means of a timely interruption or the sudden termination of difficult circumstances.Rate it:

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Clear As a BellAnything that can be understood easily and without any confusionRate it:

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ring one's bellTo strike or bump one's own head with a strong blow, especially with concussive force.Rate it:

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bell it outAn electricians methodology to assure continuity in an electrical circuit. Utilizing and applying a low voltage power source to a circuit and applying a pretested door bell to the opposite end of the circuit to prove continuity.Rate it:

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bell the catTo undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group.Rate it:

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clear as a belltotally clear: distinct and unmistakeable, as a bell's tone is clearly heardRate it:

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Ring a BellSomething that’s familiar, reminding or remembering something; recalling your deeper memoriesRate it:

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ring a bellTo seem at least vaguely familiar.Rate it:

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ring someone's bellTo physically traumatize someone with a strong blow, especially a concussive blow to the head.Rate it:

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save by the bellIn a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, to ring the bell which concludes the round and thereby to prevent a competitor who has been knocked down from being counted out by the referee.Rate it:

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saved by the bellIn a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, spared from being counted out by the referee by the ringing of the bell which concludes the round.Rate it:

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unring a bellTo reverse the irreversible.Rate it:

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you can't unring a bellSome things can't be undone.Rate it:

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you get what you pay forIn commercial transactions, the quality of goods and services increases as the prices increase, i.e., the more one pays, the better the merchandise.2003, Michael Blumenthal, "For Whom the School Bell Tolls," Time, 7 Dec.:Though it may sound unapologetically capitalistic to say soRate it:

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devil's advocateA canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.Rate it:

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attacher le grelotTo bell the cat.Rate it:

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attacher le grelotTo bell the cat.Rate it:

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death knellThe tolling of a bell announcing death.Rate it:

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dire quelque choseto ring a bellRate it:

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gueux comme un rat d'égliseAs poor as a church mouse.Rate it:

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house of GodA church.Rate it:

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il en prendrait sur l'autelHe would rob a church.Rate it:

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il est gueux comme un rat d'égliseHe is as poor as a church mouse.Rate it:

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Kinder, Küche, Kirche"children, kitchen, church"; the traditional woman's realm.Rate it:

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more Catholic than the PopeAdhering more stringently to Roman Catholic practices and doctrine than is required by church doctrine.Rate it:

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près de l'église, loin de dieuThe nearer the church, the farther from God.Rate it:

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près du moûtier, à messe le dernierThe nearer the church, the farther from God.Rate it:

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read oneself inTo read about the Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent; required of a clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates in a new benefice.Rate it:

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so mote it beMay it be thus: a formula once used in ancient church and pagan rituals, and now used to conclude spells in Wicca.Rate it:

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Sunday bestA person's finest clothing, especially the clothes one reserves to wear to church on Sunday.Rate it:

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