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Definition 2024
ring_false
ring false
English
Verb
ring false (third-person singular simple present rings false, present participle ringing false, simple past rang false, past participle rung false)
- (idiomatic) To seem to be incorrect, or implausible
- His excuse about his car breaking down again rings false, to me.
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to seem to be incorrect