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词汇 with bells on
释义
Idiom
with bells on (one's toes)
Theme: EAGERNESS
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.

Slang
with bells on
Theme: EAGERNESS
mod. ready to go; eager.
She was here on time with bells on.I promise to be there at five in the morning with bells on.
Idiom
with bells on
1.
if you describe something as a particular thing with bells on, you mean that it has similar qualities to that thing but they are more extreme.
This latest series is melodrama with bells on.
2.
if you go somewhere or do something with bells on, you do it with a lot of interest and energy.
I'll be at the party with bells on.
idiomwith bells on AmEAmE1 (also with bells on it) used in order to emphasize that you do something in the most complete, thorough, or best way:"Eating is a celebration," he said. "Enjoy yourself with bells on, but don't overdo it."If AuCoin had run for re-election, he would have had our endorsement with bells on it.2 (also be waiting with bells on) if you are somewhere with bells on, you are excited about what you are going to do and expect to have a good time:"So, you'll be here at 9 o'clock?" "With bells on."The new playground was set to open at 12:00, and at 11:30 there must have been seventy or eighty kids waiting outside the gates with bells on. —compare with knobs on
Note This idiom probably comes from a time in the past when people put bells on their horses when they were going to parties, dances, or other kinds of celebrations.

with bells on

1. Eagerly or excitedly. The phrase is sometimes extended to "with bells on (one's) toes," which alludes to a nursery rhyme. Of course I'm coming to your play—I'll be there with bells on!
2. Very successfully. I'm confident that this computer program will do everything you're looking for with bells on.

with bells on (one's toes)

Fig. 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.

with bells on

Ready to celebrate, eagerly, as in Of course I'll come; I'll be there with bells on. This metaphoric expression alludes to decorating oneself or one's clothing with little bells for some special performance or occasion. A well-known nursery rhyme has: "See a fine lady upon a white horse, Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, And she shall have music wherever she goes" (in Gammer Gurton's Garland, 1784).

with bells on

1. People say with bells on to emphasize how extreme or successful something is. We wanted a speaker who could make a difficult subject interesting. Simon Singh succeeded with bells on. At Disney you get the fun factor with bells on.
2. People say they will be somewhere with bells on to mean that they will definitely be there and are very enthusiastic about it. We are sure that if you really care about your children, you will be here with bells on, helping out.

with bells on

enthusiastically. North American informal
1989 Mary Gordon The Other Side So, everybody's waiting for you with bells on.

with bells on

mod. ready to go; eager. I promise to be there at five in the morning with bells on.
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