Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ink isn't dry on

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: ink is-n't dry on
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Of a document, used to indicate that it was just issued.

Example Sentences

"The ink isn't dry on his latest contract yet and already there is talk about a successor to Conrail President and Chiel Executive Officer L. Stanley Crane."
"I'll fight against any kind of development in Iqaluk, Billy, barring the logging leases we've already signed, but if you decide you want to go after subsurface mineral development and you get your way, it's better for all of us to deal with Dan, someone who knows us and knows our ways, than some yahoo with a deploma so new, the ink isn't dry on it yet."
"The ink isn't dry on the marriage certificate when she dumps that poor, miserable bastard."

Synonyms

before the ink was dry before the ink had time to dry the ink was not even dry

Questions

What does ink isn't dry on mean?: Of a document, used to indicate that it was just issued.

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