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P. G. Wodehouse

(1881—1975), Cocktail Time, 1958

Never put anything on paper, my boy, and never trust a man with a small black mustache.

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black and white

[black and white] {n. phr.} 1. Print or writing; words on paper, not spoken; exact written or printed form. * /He insisted on having the agreement down in black and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[small-time] {adj.}, {informal} Unimportant; minor; with little power or importance. * /He has a job as a drummer with a small-time band./ * /It is a small-time business, but it […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

time

[time] See: [ABOUT TIME], [AGAINST TIME], [AT A TIME], [AT ONE TIME], [AT THE SAME TIME], [AT TIMES], [BEHIND THE TIMES], [BEHIND TIME], [BIDE ONE'S TIME], [BIG TIME], [EVERY TIME […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

put on paper

[put on paper] See: [BLACK AND WHITE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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