Blue-pencil (Verb)
Meaning
Cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Her editor blue-penciled several key plot twists in the final draft of the novel.
- After reviewing the script, the producer decided to blue-pencil some of the more risqué dialogue.
- The censor's team was tasked with blue-penciling any potentially inflammatory content from the film.
- The writer was devastated when her publisher blue-penciled an entire chapter of her memoir.
- In an effort to appeal to a wider audience, the director chose to blue-pencil some of the more graphic scenes in the movie.