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Meaning of bear away the bell | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To be superior in something.

idiomatic, obsolete

Examples

“And as these western men do bear away the bell for might and sleight in wrestling , so the scholars here have always acquitted themselves with credit in palæstrâ literariâ”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

bear date bear down bear down on bear false witness bear fruit bear in