ells Idiom, Proverb

all the bells and whistles

a lot of extra features, lots of goodies, loaded When Horst sold his business he bought a motorhome with all the bells and whistles.

bells and whistles

(See all the bells and whistles)

walk on eggshells

be very careful, watch your step Your son is so afraid of making a mistake he's walking on eggshells.

with bells on

" very eagerly; with the feeling that one will have a very good"

with bells on one's toes

Idiom(s): with bells on (one's toes)

Theme: DRYNESS

eagerly, willingly, and on time.
• Oh, yes! I'll meet you at the restaurant. I'll be there with bells on.
• All the smiling children were there waiting for me with bells on their toes.

Bells on

(USA) To be somewhere with bells on means to arrive there happy and delighted to attend.

Grey cells

'Grey cells' means 'brain' Eg Use your grey cells to understand it

Pull the other one, it's got brass bells on

This idiom is way of telling somebody that you don't believe them. The word 'brass' is optional.

it smells fishy

something that is suspicious: "He wants to do all the housework for you? That smells fishy to me!"

with bells on|bell|bells

adv. phr., informal With enthusiasm; eager or ready and in the best of spirits for an event. "Will you come to the farewell party I'm giving for Billy?" asked Jerry. "I'll be there with bells on," replied Ed.

something tells me

something tells me
I suspect, I have an intuition, as in Something tells me that she's not really as ill as she says, or Something told him that it was going to snow.