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.
- 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