bear away the bell

English

Etymology

A bell was once a traditional prize in races.

Verb

bear away the bell

  1. To be superior in something.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for bear away the bell in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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