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to sharpen a pencil

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  • sharpen your pencil — (USA) If someone says this when negotiating, they want the other person to make a better offer, a lower price …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • sharpen your pencil —    to alter your stance in bargaining    An injunction to the seller who is asking too much or the buyer who is offering too little:     I am disappointed we didn t get another. But I did not want to sharpen my pencil as hard as some of the… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • Pencil sharpener — A pencil sharpener (also referred to as pencil parer) is a device for sharpening a pencil s point by shaving one end. Pencil sharpeners exist in both electric and hand powered forms.HistoryPencils were in use before the development of devices… …   Wikipedia

  • sharpen */ — UK [ˈʃɑː(r)pən] / US [ˈʃɑrpən] verb Word forms sharpen : present tense I/you/we/they sharpen he/she/it sharpens present participle sharpening past tense sharpened past participle sharpened 1) [transitive] to make something such as a knife, tool,… …   English dictionary

  • sharpen — sharp|en [ ʃarpən ] verb * 1. ) transitive to make something such as a knife, tool, or pencil sharp 2. ) sharpen or sharpen up intransitive or transitive to improve or make something improve: The program will give young athletes the chance to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pencil — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blunt, sharp ▪ soft ▪ sharpened ▪ stubby ▪ broken ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • sharpen — verb Sharpen is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑eye Sharpen is used with these nouns as the object: ↑axe, ↑blade, ↑claw, ↑edge, ↑focus, ↑knife, ↑pencil, ↑reflex, ↑sense, ↑ski …   Collocations dictionary

  • sharpen — sharp|en [ˈʃa:pən US ˈʃa:r ] v 1.) [I and T] to make something have a sharper edge or point ▪ Anne sharpened her pencil and got out her homework. 2.) [T] to make a feeling stronger and more urgent ▪ A series of attacks have sharpened fears of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pencil sharpener — noun A device used to sharpen pencils by shaving the wood at one end. Syn: pencil parer, pencil topper …   Wiktionary

  • sharpen — [ˈʃɑːpən] verb [T] 1) to make something such as a knife, tool, or pencil sharp 2) to make something better, stronger, or more noticeable …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • sharp´en|er — sharp|en «SHAHR puhn», transitive verb. to make sharp or sharper: »Sharpen the pencil. Figurative. sharpen your wits. –v.i. to become sharp or sharper. –sharp´en|er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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