put pen to paper
idiom
: to begin writing
She had always dreamed of writing a novel, but she never actually put pen to paper.
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And yet…the rhyme schemes, the reduplication, the semantic shifts, the conversions, the deliberate grammatical oddities, and rich double entendres–Carpenter is, for some people, the greatest poet to have ever put pen to paper.
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Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
Shifting all drone warfare from the CIA to the Pentagon would also be perfectly legal; the president could put pen to paper and authorize it tomorrow.
—Jane Harman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015
Three players with contracts expiring in 2025 Mendy is not the first player to commit his future to Real Madrid as Andriy Lunin also put pen to paper on an extended contract earlier this month.
—Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
At 15 years old, Junie Edwards put pen to paper and wrote a play centering mental health in the Black teenage experience.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2024
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Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
Shifting all drone warfare from the CIA to the Pentagon would also be perfectly legal; the president could put pen to paper and authorize it tomorrow.
—Jane Harman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015
Three players with contracts expiring in 2025 Mendy is not the first player to commit his future to Real Madrid as Andriy Lunin also put pen to paper on an extended contract earlier this month.
—Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
At 15 years old, Junie Edwards put pen to paper and wrote a play centering mental health in the Black teenage experience.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2024
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