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Idiom

pen and Ink

SlangCockney rhyming slang

Meaning

stink

Examples

“That old trash can really starts to pen and ink.”

“You should probably take the garbage out because the kitchen is starting to pen and ink.”

“Despite his attempts to mask the odor with strong cleaning agents, the damp basement continued to pen and ink throughout the humid summer.”

Examples

simple

“That old trash can really starts to pen and ink.”

contextual

“You should probably take the garbage out because the kitchen is starting to pen and ink.”

complex

“Despite his attempts to mask the odor with strong cleaning agents, the damp basement continued to pen and ink throughout the humid summer.”

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