Sound as a bell.
Sound as a bell.
Meaning in plain English
The phrase compares sound condition with a bell. In the supplied reading, it describes someone or something as healthy or dependable.
Example
A reader recognises a speaker’s confident description while asking what evidence supports it.
Deeper explanation and when to use it
Sound provides the wordplay of a bell’s noise and the condition being praised. A useful explanation treats the assessment as an expression rather than a clinical or mechanical test. The phrase does not identify what was inspected or establish a historical origin.
When to use it
Use it to explain praise of condition with the basis unspecified.
Keep in mind
No diagnosis, engineering inspection or verified origin is established.
Edsverb editorial interpretation · agent reviewed · 2026-10-05. This explains the saying; it does not establish its historical origin.
- Source
- Contributor-provided proverb reference
Supplied reference A; unit 753; PDF page 108
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