✏️ pencil me in
🖋️ Definition:
- pencil me in - Arrange for an event or appointment with the realization it may have to be canceled or changed, as a penciled note can be erased. For example, “I don’t know for sure if I can get to your meeting, but pencil me in.” This usage from the late 1900s persists, even though it may refer to posting on an electronic device such as an iPad rather than writing in a diary. It is becoming a cliché.
📚 Synonyms:
- Tentatively schedule
- Provisional appointment
- Temporary booking
❌ Antonyms:
- Confirmed meeting
- Finalized plan
- Firm appointment
💬 Related Terms:
- Marker a date
- Tentatively plan
- Jot it down
- Keep open
😂 Humorous Quotes:
- “Life is what happens when you’re busy penciling in other plans.” —Anonymous
- “I’m penciling in spontaneity for next Tuesday.” —Unknown
💡 Similar Proverbs:
- “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.” 🐣
- “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” 🐭
- “Man proposes, God disposes.” 💭
🌟 Inspirational Thought:
If life were predictable, it would cease to be life, and be without flavor. Keep those plans penciled in and savor the surprises!
📖 Literature, Books, Songs, Poetry, and Movies:
- Books: “The Art of Uncertainty: How to Live in the Mystery of Life and Love It” by Dennis Merritt Jones 📖
- Poetry: “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost 🛤️
- Movies: “Sliding Doors” (1998) 🎥
- Quotes in Lit: “Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.” —Allen Saunders
%% Generate Quizzes %%
### Which of these phrases means to arrange something tentatively?
- [x] Pencil me in
- [ ] Ink me dead
- [ ] Sketch me out
- [ ] Color me confirmed
> **Explanation:** "Pencil me in" means to tentatively arrange for an event or appointment. The others, though imaginatively colorful, do not mean the same!
### Which proverb suggests that plans often change?
- [ ] The early bird gets the worm.
- [ ] Actions speak louder than words.
- [x] The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
- [ ] When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
> **Explanation:** "The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry" suggests that even the most carefully made plans can change.
### True or False: 'Pencil me in' is a term used for a definite, unchangeable appointment.
- [ ] True
- [x] False
> **Explanation:** False. "Pencil me in" is used to indicate a tentative, potentially changeable appointment.
### Match the idiom to its meaning: 'Pencil me in'
- [x] Arrange tentatively
- [ ] Confirm with certainty
- [ ] Record permanently
- [ ] Erase without notice
> **Explanation:** "Pencil me in" means to arrange tentatively, acknowledging that plans may change.
### Which of these closely aligns with the idea of making temporary plans?
- [x] Tentatively schedule
- [ ] Finalize appointment
- [ ] Scribble in stone
- [ ] Permanent record
> **Explanation:** "Tentatively schedule" aligns closely with making temporary plans, similar to "pencil me in."
May the spontaneous moments penciled into our calendars bring unexpected joys and unforgettable memories.
Yours in the art of flexible planning, Casey D. Penprop
