ring a bell

成語所屬單字ring

ring a bell — 慣用語

1. to sound familiar to someone — used when a name, fact, or memory seems as though

1.慣用語
釋義

聽起來耳熟;似曾聽過

to sound familiar to someone — used when a name, fact, or memory seems as though you have heard or seen it before, but you cannot fully remember it.

例句

That name does not ring a bell — are you sure you met me at the conference?

The song rings a bell from my childhood, but I cannot recall the title.