Molly wrote an epilogue to her story covering the time up till now.
•I will write the introduction to the book this afternoon.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
write something on the back of a postage stamp — fit/write (something) on the back of a postage stamp if you say you could write what you know about a subject on the back of a postage stamp, you mean you know very little about that subject. What I know about car maintenance could be written on… … New idioms dictionary
write something off — write (someone/something) off to decide that someone or something is not important. Most critics wrote him off as a minor artist until he received that huge grant. Everyone had pretty much written off the team after they lost their tournament… … New idioms dictionary
write something up — write a full or formal account of something. → write … English new terms dictionary
write something out — ˌwrite sthˈout derived to write sth on paper, including all the details, especially a piece of work or an account of sth see also ↑write (5) Main entry: ↑writederived … Useful english dictionary
write something into something — ˌwrite sth ˈinto sth derived to include a rule or condition in a contract or an agreement when it is made • A penalty clause was written into the contract. Main entry: ↑writederived … Useful english dictionary
write something off as something — ˌwrite sb/sthˈoff (as sth) derived to decide that sb/sth is a failure or not worth paying any attention to Syn: ↑dismiss Main entry: ↑writederived … Useful english dictionary
write something in — ˌwrite sb/sthˈin derived (NAmE, politics) to add an extra name to your voting paper in an election in order to be able to vote for them related noun ↑write in Main entry: ↑writederived … Useful english dictionary
write something up — 1) write a full or formal account of something I was too tired to write up my notes ■ make entries to bring a diary or similar record up to date he wrote up a work journal which has never been published 2) increase the nominal value of stock or… … Useful english dictionary
write something off — 1) write someone/something off dismiss someone or something as insignificant the boy had been written off as a nonachiever 2) cancel the record of a bad debt; acknowledge the loss of or failure to recover an asset he urged the banks to write off… … Useful english dictionary
write something off — 1》 (write someone/thing off) dismiss someone or something as insignificant. 2》 cancel the record of a bad debt; acknowledge the failure to recover an asset. 3》 Brit. damage a vehicle so badly that it cannot be repaired. → write … English new terms dictionary
write something down — reduce the nominal value of stock or goods. → write … English new terms dictionary
