A: Monica... Monica... do I know that name? It sounds familiar.

B: It does not ring a bell with me.

Note: There are many bells that ring to remind or instruct us to do things: a doorbell (to open the door), a telephone (to pick up the phone), a school bell (to go to class), a toaster bell (to take out the toast), and the clothes dryer bell (to take out the clothes). So, if something such as a face, a name, a number, or a date “rings a bell,” it causes you to remember something. If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.