2007-03-16 16:09:57 · 12 answers · asked by Noot"ee" 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's like a prize. In the olden days, on carousels they used to have a brass ring hanging on the side. The children on the carousel used to reach for it as the horses went around. The one who grabbed it got a prize.
2007-03-16 16:12:22 · answer #1 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grab The Brass Ring
2016-10-04 04:27:23 · answer #2 · answered by mulock 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Long time ago, before you were born, Merry-go-rounds used to have a this attachment where kids riding on the outside horses could reach out and grab a brass ring. If you got a brass ring you got a free ride. So catching the brass ring was a good thing.
I believe the Merry-go-round in Watch Hill Rhode Island still has brass rings.
I'm sure if you search google you could find a picture of it.
2007-03-16 16:14:59 · answer #3 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Long ago some carousels (merry-go-rounds) used to have a thing where you could snag a ring as you went by --like a ring dispenser, I guess-- and it was a big metal ring, way bigger than what you'd wear on your finger... and it seems some of the rings were brass. It was somehow special to get the brass ring. Maybe you got a prize for it or something.
2007-03-16 16:14:34 · answer #4 · answered by Craig L 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the old days of carnivals with Carousels their gimmick was that as you were going around during your paid ride on the ponies you could try to reach out and grab a brass rung that was suspended over the carousel pony path. If you were lucky enough to grab the brass ring from its holder (tough to do) you could turn that ring in for a free ride on the Carousel.
So it represents a prize that you need to be skilled and lucky enough to achieve.
2007-03-16 16:15:03 · answer #5 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a game!!! In the olden days, on carousels there used to have a brass ring hanging on the side. The children on the carousel used to reach for it as the horses went around. The one who grabbed it got a prize.
2007-03-16 16:40:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the old days a carousel had a brass ring that, if you were able to grab and remove, meant you got a free ride. I guess it depends on the context as an expression, but I'm sure you can take it from there!
2007-03-16 16:12:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Brass Ring is a prize when we used to go to merry go roungs and try for it. It was the mark of achieveing something rare and wonderful
2007-03-16 16:13:18 · answer #8 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-06 15:04:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means a "good thing" "Grabbing the brass ring" old game on a carousel.. grab for the brass ring!
2007-03-16 16:13:55 · answer #10 · answered by Jeff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋