make your mark (on something)
- make your mark (on something)
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to change something, or to do something important, so that people notice and remember you
He’s only been here four days but he’s already made his mark.
Thesaurus: to change something
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ˌmake your/a ˈmark (on sth) idiom
to become famous and successful in a particular area
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He has already made his mark on the music industry.
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She quickly made her mark as a film director.
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make a mark (on something) — make your/a/mark (on something) phrase to change something, or to do something important, so that people notice and remember you He’s only been here four days but he’s already made his mark. Thesaurus: to change somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
make your mark — make a/your mark (on sth) ► to have an important effect on something: »He is beginning to make his mark on the shape and direction of the Wall Street firm. »I was very ambitious, and I wanted to make a mark. Main Entry: ↑mark … Financial and business terms
make your mark on sth — make a/your mark (on sth) ► to have an important effect on something: »He is beginning to make his mark on the shape and direction of the Wall Street firm. »I was very ambitious, and I wanted to make a mark. Main Entry: ↑mark … Financial and business terms
make your mark — make (your)/a mark to make people notice you or to have an important effect on something. Mr Sorrell first made his mark as finance director at Wimpole and Soames. (sometimes + as) Richards made a tremendous mark on Australian cricket during 1985 … New idioms dictionary
make a/your mark — (on sth) ► to have an important effect on something: »He is beginning to make his mark on the shape and direction of the Wall Street firm. »I was very ambitious, and I wanted to make a mark. Main Entry: ↑mark … Financial and business terms
make a/your mark on sth — make a/your mark (on sth) ► to have an important effect on something: »He is beginning to make his mark on the shape and direction of the Wall Street firm. »I was very ambitious, and I wanted to make a mark. Main Entry: ↑mark … Financial and business terms
make a mark — make a/your mark (on sth) ► to have an important effect on something: »He is beginning to make his mark on the shape and direction of the Wall Street firm. »I was very ambitious, and I wanted to make a mark. Main Entry: ↑mark … Financial and business terms
make a mark on sth — make a/your mark (on sth) ► to have an important effect on something: »He is beginning to make his mark on the shape and direction of the Wall Street firm. »I was very ambitious, and I wanted to make a mark. Main Entry: ↑mark … Financial and business terms
make a mark — make (your)/a mark to make people notice you or to have an important effect on something. Mr Sorrell first made his mark as finance director at Wimpole and Soames. (sometimes + as) Richards made a tremendous mark on Australian cricket during 1985 … New idioms dictionary
leave/make a/your mark — to do something that causes you to be remembered : to create a lasting or strong impression He worked at several jobs, but he didn t make much of a mark in any of them. From the moment we saw her in action, we knew she would make her mark as a t … Useful english dictionary