- ring eight bells
- to dieThe watch is over. Jolly (1988) draws our attention to the punning Alastair Maclean novel title, When Eight Bells Toll.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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Ring of bells — (or peal of bells ) is a term most often applied to a set of bells hung in the English style, typically for change ringing. Often hung in a church tower, such a set can include from three to sixteen bells (six and eight bell towers are… … Wikipedia
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