put/set pen to paper
Definition
› to start to write: It's time you put pen to paper and replied to that letter from your mother.Writing and typing
(Definition of put/set pen to paper from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- borrow verb (RECEIVE)
- chalk verb
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- compose verb (PRODUCE ART)
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