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Take it to the barn and ring the bell 

Synonym phrases:

"Let's wrap this up"

"Let's finish this out"
Well, I think it's time we take it to the barn and ring the bell.

Ring the Bell 

In what is internally referred to as "The Business" (ie. any of the multitude of direct sales offices that sprung out of DS-Max, Cydcor, Granton, Smartcircle, Credico etc.), this is a term referring to hitting ones sales goal of selling enough to earn $100 personal profit for the day. This can equate to a certain number of sales dependent upon the campaign. For example, if one earns $50 commission per sale and then "ringing the bell" entails closing two sales.

This is not only an idiomatic expression as it refers to the literal ringing of a bell after returning to the office from a day in the field. All reps who earned the minimum $100 profit ring a large bell signifying their results and are congratulated by their fellow sales reps in a raucous, high-energy ceremony.
Rep 1: How did you do today?

Rep 2: I did alright, I closed $129 in profit!

Rep 1: Hell yeah, go on ring the bell man!

*High fives ensue*
Ring the Bell by 'ice' October 20, 2014

The One Ring 

In Tolkienish mythology, the one master controlling ring, fashioned by the Dark Lord Suron in secret deep in the mines of moria. It can only be destroyed by casting it into the fires of mount Doom in the evil land of Mordor. It is, By Frodo, Son of Drogo, heir of Bilbo Baggins, who inherited Bilbo's estate of Bag end when he left for the elven stronghold of rivendell on his 111st birthday. THe one ring has a good amount of the power of The dark one and corrupts those who hold onto it for too long, though it has a mind of its own. It was originally cut from the hand of Sauron by Isildur, KIng of Gondor, who kept it instead of casting it into the fires from where it came. It then came to the hands of Smaegol, later to be known as Gollum. GOllum retreated into a cave in the Misty mountains and hid there, allowing the ring to turn him to the control of Sauron. Bilbo Baggins found the ring, and kept it, after "winning" it from gollum in a riddle contest. THe ring then went with Bilbo back to Bag end, where he kept it for many years, until his heir frodo inherited it, and began the quest to destroy it, thus becoming the ringbearer. He eventually did, destroying the ring for all eternity.Below it the full text of the elven verse written on the One ring, the RIng of Power (as produced by the chronicles of the Lord of the Rings, printed in 1965)
Three RIngs for the Elven-Kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne.
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

only the lines "One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them/One RIng to bring them all and in the darkness bind them" are inscribed in fire-writing on the ring (fire-writing being writing that only appears when something is cast into a fire)

ring the bell 

To severely hit or smack another person. One is usually in the hurt bag after having their bell rung. See dial tone.
Damn, when Frank told the chick that she was fat, she just rang his bell right there in the bar. Man, he hit the floor!
ring the bell by Frank Klaune March 29, 2005

The Wedding Ring. 

To clean out your foreskin and throw the nasty in a girls mouth.
Hey man that girl likes when i give her the wedding ring.
The Wedding Ring. by DeLarsh January 14, 2009

THE O-RING 

starring Preston Parker, John Smalls, and watch them rip and shred these assholes to pieces
Preston Parker, John Smalls have 5000 horsepower of Anal Destruction in the O-Ring
THE O-RING by stew piddasso October 7, 2006