leave/make a/your mark

leave/make a/your mark
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 teacher.

Her kindness left its mark on her students.

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Main Entry:mark

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  • mark — ▪ I. mark mark 1 [mɑːk ǁ mɑːrk] noun the £20/​$1000 etc mark 20 pounds, 1000 dollars etc: • There is usually a fee to be paid, generally around the £100 mark plus VAT.   [m0] ▪ II. mark mark 2 verb [transitive] to put a sign on something …   Financial and business terms

  • 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

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  • leave — leave1 [ liv ] (past tense and past participle left [ left ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 go away from place ▸ 2 go away permanently ▸ 3 stop working for someone etc. ▸ 4 put something somewhere ▸ 5 make something that remains ▸ 6 make someone feel/think ▸ 7… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mark — mark1 [ mark ] noun count *** ▸ 1 area of dirt/oil etc. ▸ 2 level/stage/total etc. ▸ 3 something that shows a quality ▸ 4 printed/written symbol ▸ 5 school score ▸ 6 place you try to hit ▸ 7 official sign on something ▸ 8 unit of money in Germany …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • leave — I UK [liːv] / US [lɪv] verb Word forms leave : present tense I/you/we/they leave he/she/it leaves present participle leaving past tense left UK [left] / US past participle left *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to go away from a place We left… …   English dictionary

  • mark */*/*/ — I UK [mɑː(r)k] / US [mɑrk] noun [countable] Word forms mark : singular mark plural marks 1) an area of an unpleasant substance such as dirt or oil on the surface of something that is different in colour from the rest There was a greasy mark on… …   English dictionary

  • make — make1 W1S1 [meık] v past tense and past participle made [meıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce)¦ 2¦(do)¦ 3¦(cook)¦ 4¦(cause)¦ 5¦(force)¦ 6¦(mark/hole etc)¦ 7 make it 8 make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc 9¦(achieve something)¦ …   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

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