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• ЛОЖИТЬСЯ/ЛЕЧЬ НА БУМАГУ <ПОД ПЕРО>

[VP; subj: abstr (often слова)]

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⇒ to be expressed in written form:

- слова легли на бумагу{{}}≈ the words were written down;

- the words found their way to paper;

|| слова легко ложились на бумагу{{}}≈ the words were flowing <coming easily, falling into place>;

|| Neg слова не ложатся на бумагу{{}}≈ the words (just) won't come;

- person X cannot find the right words <cannot get his ideas down on paper>.