You’re watching Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for January 10.

Peculiar People Day

Today’s word is write, spelled w-r-i-t-e.

write /raɪt/ verb

wrote the book on idiom

informal

—used to say that someone is an expert on a particular subject

She wrote the book on long-distance swimming.

Motorola wrote the book on quality control.

Cheryl wrote the book on being irresponsible.

nothing to write home about idiom

informal

: not very good or appealing : ordinary

The hotel was good, but the food was nothing to write home about.

Their performance was nothing to write home about.

have (something) written all over it idiom

informal

: to show a certain characteristic very clearly

That proposal had "failure" written all over it.