bell (metal apparatus used to produce sound) / a glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth / a bell-shaped, close-fitting women’s hat with a deep rounded crown and narrow rim / a tableware cover, often resembling a bell / a clumsy person, an oaf

(colloquial) clumsy, stupid

inflection of clocher:
/ inflection of clocher:

Synonym of datura fastueux

Synonym of datura fastueux

while hopping on one leg

(figuratively) opinion, point of view, way of looking at things

diving bell

(informal) to eat very well; to fill one's face

saved by the bell