Etymology

write for the drawer

Today it means: To write a work for posterity or for friends that one cannot publish except as samizdat. Full definition →

Czech psát do šuplíku
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  1. Czech · calque ofpsát do šuplíku
  2. English todaywrite for the drawer

Calque of Czech psát do šuplíku.

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