clear as a bell

Idioms  

1. 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).

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clear as a bell

The purpose, as clear as a bell, was to destroy him, his leadership and the movement.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2025

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

In Johnson’s quirkily associative mind, the connection to the self-blinding, incestuous King Oedipus would have been as clear as a bell.

From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2021

My name rings out clear as a bell.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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