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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Mohamed Salah has also still to put pen to paper on a new deal with Virgil van Dijk another who will, as things stand, walk away from Anfield at the end of the 2024/25 season.
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Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Less than a month later, Chapman put pen to paper on a six-year, $151 million extension.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Those statements could perhaps be taken as the Ballon d’Or runner up once more pledging his future to Madrid, amid rumors that he might be tempted to take a lucrative offer to play in Saudi Arabia while also still yet to put pen to paper on a contract renewal at the Bernabeu.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The Princess of Wales recently put pen to paper on Feb. 4 for another initiative with the National Portrait Gallery.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Less than a month later, Chapman put pen to paper on a six-year, $151 million extension.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Those statements could perhaps be taken as the Ballon d’Or runner up once more pledging his future to Madrid, amid rumors that he might be tempted to take a lucrative offer to play in Saudi Arabia while also still yet to put pen to paper on a contract renewal at the Bernabeu.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The Princess of Wales recently put pen to paper on Feb. 4 for another initiative with the National Portrait Gallery.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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