leave your mark (on something)

leave your mark (on something)
ˌleave your/its/a ˈmark (on sth/sb) idiom
to have an effect on sth/sb, especially a bad one, that lasts for a long time

Such a traumatic experience was bound to leave its mark on the children.

War has left its mark on the country.

She left a permanent mark on racing history.

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  • leave a mark (on something) — ˌleave your/its/a ˈmark (on sth/sb) idiom to have an effect on sth/sb, especially a bad one, that lasts for a long time • Such a traumatic experience was bound to leave its mark on the children. • War has left its mark on the country. • She left… …   Useful english dictionary

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