ring a bell
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If something rings a bell, it sounds familiar, but you don't remember the exact details.
John Bentley? The name rings a bell but I don't remember him.
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chime in
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If you chime in, you interrupt or join a conversation, especially to repeat or agree with something.
While I was explaining to the bus driver what had happened, the other passengers chimed in and gave their version.
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drum (smth) into
someone's head
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If you teach something to someone through constant repetition, you drum it into their head.
When we were kids at school, multiplication tables were drummed into our heads.
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as fit as a fiddle
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A person who is as fit as a fiddle is in an excellent state of health or physical
condition.
My grandfather is nearly ninety but he's as fit as a fiddle.
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Play second fiddle
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If you play second fiddle to someone, you accept to be second in importance to that person, or have a lower position.
When Charles became chairman of the family business, his brother declared that he would rather leave than play second fiddle to him.
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