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have lead in your pencil (British, humorous)

put lead in your pencil - to increase a man's sexual ability. 'My uncle's 65 and he's getting remarried.' 'He still has a bit of lead in his pencil then!'

See also: lead

a pen pusher (British & Australian, American)

someone who has a boring job in an office. He's a frustrated desk-bound pen pusher who dreams of trekking through jungles.

See also: pen, pusher

pen pushing (British & Australian, American)

a pen pusher - someone who has a boring job in an office. Who does all the pen pushing for the golf club?

See also: pen, pushing

put lead in your pencil (British, humorous)

to increase a man's sexual ability. You should eat a few oysters - that'll put some lead in your pencil.

See also: lead

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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