pen and ink

pen and ink

slang To smell foul. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "pen and ink" rhymes with "stink." Primarily heard in UK. I really pen and ink after a hard session at the gym.
See also: and, ink, pen
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • in ink
  • a Captain Cook
  • pen up
  • ink in
  • (one's) (old) china
  • pen in
  • pen pusher
  • a pen pusher
  • be in the red
  • in the red