• БОЙКОЕ ПЕРО (у кого)
[NP; sing only; usu. VPsubj with быть or obj of иметь]
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⇒ (s.o. has) the ability to write easily and well:
- у X-a бойкое перо••≈ X wields a clever pen;
- X has a lively pen.
♦ "Тут он немножко кольнул вас. Но сознайтесь, какое бойкое перо" (Гоголь 3). "Here he has a go at you a little. But you must admit he wields a clever pen!" (3a). "That's a slight dig at you. But you must confess that he has a lively pen!" (3d).