He’s only been here four days but he’s already made his mark.
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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.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
make your 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 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 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
mark up (something) — 1. to increase the price of something. Farmers have marked up milk prices to cover their costs. I can t believe you marked it up by 400%. 2. to make changes, notes, and corrections on a document. Could you tell me what changes have been made so I … New idioms dictionary
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 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
mark — mark1 W2S3 [ma:k US ma:rk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(dirt)¦ 2¦(damaged area)¦ 3¦(coloured area)¦ 4¦(writing)¦ 5¦(level/number)¦ 6¦(student s work)¦ 7 full/top marks for effort/trying/persistence etc 8 high/low mark 9 make/leave your … Dictionary of contemporary English
mark — 1 verb 1 MAKE A MARK (I, T) to make a mark on something in a way that spoils its appearance, or to become spoiled in this way: We were careful not to mark the paintwork. | The disease had marked her face for life. | It s a beautiful table, but it … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
