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ring false

idiom

To seem to be incorrect, or implausible.


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  1. 01

    give someone a ring

    To place a telephone call to someone.

  2. 02

    hold the ring

    To oversee a situation while attempting to remain uninvolved in it.

  3. 03

    kiss someone's ring

    To give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone.

  4. 04

    make the welkin ring

    To celebrate or revel.

  5. 05

    ring a bell

    To seem at least vaguely familiar.

  6. 06

    ring down the curtain

    To end something.

  7. 07

    ring hollow

    To seem to be false or implausible; to be unconvincing.

  8. 08

    ring off the hook

    Of a telephone, to ring constantly or excessively.

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