Synonyms

clear as a bell

Idioms

Pure as the sound of a bell; also, readily understood. For example, Did you understand the message I left you?—Yes, clear as a bell. This simile, which alludes to the bell's clarity owing to lack of overtones, was already a proverb in John Ray's English Proverbs (1670).

Example Sentences

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There was Phillips name, clear as a bell.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2023

It was 6:51 a.m.; chilly; and, except for the thin fog, clear as a bell.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2021

“We go into it and hopefully we’re clear as a bell, and we can just go out and there and try and execute.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2021

She said, clear as a bell, “He died.”

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2021

My name rings out clear as a bell.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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