"Pen dipped in gall" nghĩa là gì?

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"Pen dipped in gall" hoặc "dip (one's) pen in gall" nghĩa là ngòi bút châm biếm cay độc.

Ví dụ
"He should've dipped his pen in gall and sentenced (kết án) to hell, but instead he writes in honey and crosses out the debt" - Stephen Charnock

Before elections Michael Graham dipped his pen in gall to predict that O would lose. Now he is banging the scandal drum - lybia, petraeus.

Yeah you can't wait for your punchbag (bao đấm) to return from Army... You lizards (thằn lằn) are sneakily waiting for Knetz reactions and y'all know very well it's gonna be hell for him. You dipped your pen in gall and now waiting for him, didn't you?

The affairs were in ferment. Jarman, who prided himself on his ability as a rhymester (người làm thơ), though he hardly ever deserved the name, dipped his pen in gall and wrote doggerel (thơ tệ, tồi) against the cleric (giáo sĩ), and what was worse, set he words to music. 


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