From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishring a bellring a bellinformalREMEMBER if something rings a bell, it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is Her name rings a bell but I can’t remember her face. → ring
Examples from the Corpus
ring a bell• Does the name Bill Buckner ring a bell?• At eight sharp the duty orderly rang a bell.• But the name Woodall rings a bell.• Does the name Se Ri Pak ring a bell?• She went in out of the heat to piped-in music and little ringing bells.• To readers of this column does the name Rosenstein ring a bell?• The name rings a bell, but I can't place it at the moment.• I knew it rang a bell somewhere.• "Gentle Ben's Brewing Company" will ring a bell with anyone who has lived in Arizona. 