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  1. 07-Dec-2010, 04:46 #1
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    Default dip one's pen in gall

    Dear all,


    What is the meaning of '' dip one's pen in gall '' ?

    Many thanks
  2. 07-Dec-2010, 09:02 #2
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    Default Re: dip one's pen in gall

    If you write very critically and unpleasantly about someone or something, you dip your pen in gall- as if ordinary ink isn't powerful enough to express your feelings.
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