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To sound appealing. An adjective, often "certain" or "nice," is commonly used to modify "ring." After so many years of hard work, "Jane Smith, Vice-President of Marketing" sure has a nice ring to it. See also: have, ring, to.
North American informal. This phrase refers to the reward of a free ride on a merry-go-round given to the person who succeeds in hooking a brass ring suspended over the horses. See also: brass, ring. Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017.
tear/tug/pull at/on (one's)/the heartstrings. To elicit strong feelings of sympathy or fondness. I don't know why, but that piece of music always tears at my heartstrings. That documentary really pulls on the heartstrings—you'll want to adopt all of those kids after watching it. See also: heartstring, on, pull, tear, tug.
Definition of on wings in the Idioms Dictionary by The Free Dictionary
Some task, activity, or endeavor that consumes a lot of one's time. The video game is a notorious time sink, with players often spending hundreds of hours customizing and caring for the people in its simulated world. Data entry is always a reliable time sink for ...
1. A physical strike that only partially connects with someone or something, imparting only a small amount of force as a result. I tried to knock him out, but he moved at the last second and I could only deliver a glancing blow across his temple. 2. By extension, that which has only a small or partial impact on something.
bring/ring down the curtain bring/take somebody down a peg bringdown bring-down bringing in the bells call (one) to task call (someone or something) into question call (something) into play call to mind carry coals to Newcastle coals to Newcastle, to carry/bring
