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H.E. Bell

Parents are the very last people who ought to be allowed to have children.

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ring a bell

[ring a bell] {v. phr.} To make you remember something; sound familiar. * /Not even the cat's meowing seemed to ring a bell with Judy. She still forgot to feed […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bell

[bell] See: [RING A BELL], [WITH BELLS ON]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Lillian Bell

It is really asking too much of a woman to expect her to bring up her husband and her children too. www.english-slang.com

give an ear to

[give an ear to] or [lend an ear to] {v. phr.}, {literary} To listen to. * /Children should give an ear to their parents' advice./ * /The king lent an […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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