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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A week later, Araujo has indeed put pen to paper and for even longer than expected. —

Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 Bush did the same for Bill Clinton, who left a note for Bush’s son George W. The younger Bush left behind written words for Barack Obama, who later put pen to paper for Donald Trump. —

Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025 Manchester City's Norwegian hitman Erling Haaland has put pen to paper on a huge long-term contract with the Premier League champions that will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until 2034. —

Simon Head, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 What happens when the impulse to put pen to paper becomes extreme? Credit...Najeebah Al-Ghadban By Molly Young Dec. 30, 2024 How does pregnancy alter the reading and writing mind? —

Molly Young, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for put pen to paper

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