set pen to paper

English

Verb

set pen to paper (third-person singular simple present sets pen to paper, present participle setting pen to paper, simple past and past participle set pen to paper)

1. Synonym of put pen to paper

Further reading

• “put set pen to paper”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “put set pen to paper” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.