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not worth writing home aboutVariation on nothing to write home about.Rate it:

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the writing is on the wallDisaster is imminent.Rate it:

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writing on the wallAn ominous warning; a prediction of bad luck.Rate it:

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ghost writerGhostwriters are hired to do the writing of a speech or literary work but do not get the credit.Rate it:

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third personA form of narrative writing using verbs in the third person in order to give the impression that the action is happening to another person.Rate it:

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three rsThe basic education any child can expect to receive, but not necessarily limited to reading, writing and arithmetic.Rate it:

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poison penA usually intentionally rude, spiteful, and/or condescending piece of writing directed at a person, group, lifestyle, way of thought, or other target.Rate it:

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the pen is mightier than the swordMore influence and power can be usurped by writing than by fighting.Rate it:

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write downDown in writing; to record something.Rate it:

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in black and whiteExplicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.Rate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).Rate it:

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get downTo record in writing.Rate it:

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pound outTo type on a keyboard by writing quickly; to write quickly or compose a finished piece of writing quickly.Rate it:

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ad historiam (scribendam) se conferre or se applicareto devote oneself to writing history.Rate it:

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ballpoint penwriting implementRate it:

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black outTo censor or cover up by writing over with black ink.Rate it:

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exponere aliquid or de aliqua reto give an account of a thing (either orally or in writing).Rate it:

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felt tip penwriting implementRate it:

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handwriting on the wallAlternative form of writing on the wall. A divine prediction or sentence to fate.Rate it:

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il est en train d'écrireHe is in the act of writing; He is just writing.Rate it:

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ink slingerwriter, especially writer of low-quality writing.Rate it:

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labi in scribendoto make a mistake in writing.Rate it:

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litteris mandare or consignare aliquid (Acad. 2. 1. 2)to put down in writing.Rate it:

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litteris persequi (vid. sect. VIII. 2, note persequi...) aliquidto treat in writing.Rate it:

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mendosum esse (Verr. 2. 4. 77)(1) to make frequent mistakes in writing; (2) to be full of mistakes (speaking of a passage).Rate it:

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mettez les points sur les iBe precise, clear (in speaking or writing); Cross your t’s and dot your i’s.Rate it:

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paperA sheet material used for writing on or printing on , usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.Rate it:

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purple proseExtravagant or flowery writing, especially in a literary work.Rate it:

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scribereto take to writing, become an author.Rate it:

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set outTo explain something, or give exact details, usually in writing.Rate it:

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spin downTo reduce its spinning speed from that required for reading and writing.Rate it:

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three rsThe basic education received in primary schools. Literally; reading, writing and arithmetic.Rate it:

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tone downTo make a television program, piece of writing, etc. less offensive and so more suitable for a family audience.Rate it:

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who writes this stuffA rhetorical question commenting on the writing of a book, play, movie, etc.Rate it:

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write inTo fill in something required, by writing.Rate it:

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write upTo produce by writing.Rate it:

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