The phrase "a ringer for a" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe someone or something that closely resembles or is a perfect match for another person or thing.
Example: "She is a ringer for a famous actress, with the same striking features and style."
Alternatives: "a spitting image of" or "a dead ringer for".
Mr. Achatz himself is a ringer for a red-haired Christian Bale.
A lemonade, more sweet than tart and a ringer for a mix, keeps me company while I wait.
And if that makes you want to celebrate, we also have a delicious bubbly from Burgundy that's a ringer for a fine champagne.
It was a ringer for a United Nations initiative, Sustainable Energy for All, launched by Ban Ki-moon in 2011, aimed at fighting poverty by expanding access to clean energy.
(When Ms. Butler is speaking Australian, she's actually a ringer for a fresher import from Down Under, Nicole Kidman.) She's got a lovely line in arabesque on those skates, too!
Backed by a band whose members worked in the far corners of the stage, she opened with "Candy Shop," a new song with a bubbly synth hook that was a ringer for a 1980s club hit.
"My shins found this out the painful way when he turned up as a ringer for an informal 5-a-side tournament I played in with work last summer.
And that explains why his football and basketball days have probably come to an end, unless someone at USC needs a ringer for an intramural event.
You can set a ringer for an appointment so you know when to go to it, make a repeated appointment work, school, sports, and scheduled events) and much more.
On a warm spring night, one waitress, a ringer for Carol Kane circa "Annie Hall," made an unusual, Bloomfield-worthy offer.
And I always thought Patrick Duffy was a bit of a ringer for Clinton, though he may not quite have the gravitas..
