"with bells on" meaning in English

See with bells on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-with bells on.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} with bells on, {{en-PP}} with bells on
  1. (idiomatic, especially regarding acceptance of an invitation) With eager anticipation and enthusiasm. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: pull the other one, it's got bells on Translations (with eager anticipation and enthusiasm): de még mennyire (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-with_bells_on-en-prep_phrase-HdIpjt-d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "How about a BBQ at our house, Saturday June 14th, 4pm?"
        },
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          "text": "Great idea! We'll be there with bells on."
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