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Course: Idioms from TVSection: The idiom “ring a bell”Subtitles: en

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hello everyone today we're going to talk

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about a common English idiom used by

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Haley in season 9 episode four of

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friends let's see what it means and how

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to use it in this episode Joey is on a

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date with Haley after they return to her

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apartment Joey starts to think that he

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may have already had sex with her he is

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upset that Haley doesn't remember even

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though he also doesn't remember her well

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Joey asks Haley how could you not

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remember that we together Haley is

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confused and says what when Joey

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continues it was a certain amount of

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time ago we had sex here here here not

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there anything Haley responds no it's

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not ringing any

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bells let's now talk about the meaning

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of this idiom the idiom ring a bell or

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ring any bells means something sounds

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familiar when someone says it rings a

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bell it means they feel like they've

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heard something before but they might

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not remember all the details about it in

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this clip Haley's answer shows that she

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doesn't remember anything about what

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Joey is talking about this mistake makes

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things awkward and Joey leaves After

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figuring out his

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mistake anything no it's not ringing any

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bells let's see more

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examples that song's Melody rings a bell

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with me but I can't remember the tracks

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name the restaurant's name doesn't ring

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any bells maybe it's a new place in

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town I can't remember where I've seen

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him but his face definitely rings a

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bell the smell of freshly cut grass in

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the park really rings a bell with me it

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brings back memories of my

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childhood that's all for today thanks

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for watching and see you next time

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