bell the cat
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a mediaeval fable in which mice want to put a bell round the cat's neck but cannot agree who should do it.
Verb[edit]
bell the cat (third-person singular simple present bells the cat, present participle belling the cat, simple past and past participle belled the cat)
Translations[edit]
to undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group
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