의미: poison pen

poi·son-pen〔pɔiz∂npén〕 a. [A]

1 (보통 익명으로) 악의를 품고 쓴 <편지 등>
▶ a poison-pen letter 중상의 편지

2 <사람이> 중상하는 편지를 쓰는

poison pen 관용구

a penny for your thoughts

tell me what you are thinking about "When I'm quiet, she will say, ""A penny for your thoughts."""

a penny pincher

a person who spends carefully, a thrifty person He used to be a penny pincher, but now he spends freely.

a pretty penny

a lot of money, a high price I bet she paid a pretty penny for that coat. It looks expensive.

cost a pretty penny

cost a lot of money, had a high price Elvis bought a new pink Cadillac. I bet that cost a pretty penny.

dampen your spirits

reduce your enthusiasm, cause you to lose interest Losing one game didn't dampen her spirits. She's full of hope.

for openers

as a first activity, to begin For openers, let's discuss the budget. It's very important.

if a mussel doesn't open don't eat it

if you force things to happen you may regret it, leave well enough alone If you force a child to talk, you may regret it. As they say, If a mussel doesn't open, don't eat it.

keep an eye open

(See keep an eye out)

keep an open mind

be fair to all opinions, avoid prejudging I keep an open mind when I talk to you - open to all opinions.

kill a penalty (hockey)

prevent a goal while your player has a penalty Team Canada killed a penalty near the end of the game.

poison pen

1. adjective Spiteful, malicious, or abusive in composition, as of a letter or added accounting work, about beatific anonymously and with the aim of damaging or antibacterial a person's, group's, or organization's acceptability or happiness. Always acclimated afore a noun. Often hyphenated. After accordant to avert the declared mass-murderer, the accessible actor began accepting a ample cardinal of poison-pen belletrist from about the city. We've had abundant agitation accepting this restaurant up and active after accepting a poison-pen analysis like that in the papers!2. adjective Characterized by, embodied by, or absorbed against the autograph and sending of such belletrist or pieces of writing. Always acclimated afore a noun. Often hyphenated. The abrupt feminist amount has been the ambition of a abhorrent poison-pen advance by online misogynists who accept hidden abaft the absorber of anonymity to conduct their attacks.3. noun A disposition, attitude, inclination, or adeptness embodied by the autograph and sending such belletrist or pieces of writing. Every year or so, there is a new allotment of abuse and animadversion from the adulteration pen of the abominable white supremacist. The adulteration pen of the oft-feared but well-respected analyzer has been abundant to account the atrophy of added than one virtuoso's career.Learn more: pen, poison

poison pen

A biographer of a letter, usually anonymous, that is awful and, sometimes libelous. It may advance either the almsman or a third party. The term, with its accompaniment poison-pen letter, dates from the aboriginal 1900s. The adulteration is figurative, anecdotic the abusive attributes of the words. David Lodge acclimated it in Changing Places (1975), “I’ve had what I accept is alleged a poison-pen letter from Euphoria, an bearding letter.” Learn more: pen, poison

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poison pen 관용구

a penny for your thoughts

a penny pincher

a pretty penny

cost a pretty penny

dampen your spirits

for openers

if a mussel doesn't open don't eat it

keep an eye open

keep an open mind

kill a penalty (hockey)

poison pen

poison pen

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