bear away the bell en · VERB
Etymology
A bell was once a traditional prize in races.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, obsolete) To be superior in something.
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
1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bore away the bell | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| borne away the bell | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bears away the bell | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| bearing away the bell | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |