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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Example Sentences

“He really is poised, and he really is confident, and he’s clear as a bell to talk to,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2023

There was Phillips name, clear as a bell.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2023

“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

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

But I swear I’ve heard my grandfather’s voice, as clear as a bell.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Related Words

• accessible
• clear
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• discernible
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• palpable
• pronounced
• recognizable
• self-evident
• straightforward
• undeniable
• unmistakable
• visible