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Definition of have a hollow ring
: to seem untruthful or insincere Their promises have a hollow ring.
Herein, what does ring hollow mean?
ring-hollow. Verb. (third-person singular simple present rings hollow, present participle ringing hollow, simple past rang hollow, past participle rung hollow) (idiomatic) To seem to be false or implausible; to be unconvincing.
Besides, can hollow rings be filled?
Take your ring into a jeweler and have them add a gold plate to the underside of your ring, leaving a hole for cleaning the stones (see picture). They'll fill the hollow section in flush with the rest of the mounting.
knuckle under. Also, knuckle down. Give in, acknowledge defeat, as in The dean refused to knuckle under to the graduate students' demands, or He was forced to knuckle down before their threats of violence. Presumably this idiom alludes to a kneeling position with hands on the ground, knuckles down. [ Mid-1700s]