Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

Skarp pen

English translation:

Sharp pen

Added to glossary by AGDANE
Jan 19, 2007 05:09
17 yrs ago
Danish term

Skarp pen

Danish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
To have "a sharp pen" is a Danish expression for being an excellent writer.

What is the similar idiom in English?
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Sharp pen

Hej igen Anne,
Det hedder faktisk det samme på engelsk. Der er et par eksempler i de vedhængte links.
Example sentence:

Few have been spared Mr Lange's sharp pen in My Life, in which he says of his Labour Party cabinet: "Dear God! What a terrible lot of people they were!"

Critic with a heart - and a sharp pen

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Mange tak for hurtigt og kompetent svar... Hilsen Anne"
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