pencil (someone/something) in

to have a temporary plan to do something with someone.

The team had penciled in Morton as a key player this season.

I penciled you in for lunch next Thursday.

Etymology: based on the idea that a pencil mark can easily be removed or changed

• be within an ace of something
• be worlds apart
• be worried out of mind
• be worried out of your mind
• be worried sick
• be worth a dime
• be worth a fig
• be worth a hill of beans
• be worth its weight in gold
• be worth the paper it's printed on
• be worth the paper it's written on
• be worth the paper they're printed on
• be worth the paper they're written on
• be worth weight in gold
• be worth while
• be worth your weight in gold
• be worth your while
• be writ large
• be written all over face
• be written all over someone's face
• beyond a shadow of a doubt
• beyond means
• beyond measure
• beyond question
• beyond reproach