mark (one) for life

To greatly affect, alter, or impair one's memory or psyche for the rest of one's life. Often used in passive constructions. Seeing her parents die in such a terrible manner marked the poor girl for life. I hope such a traumatic event like that won't mark him for life!

mark someone for life

Fig. to affect someone for life. The tragedy marked her for life and she was never the same. She was marked for life by her brother's untimely death.

词组	mark (one) for life
释义	mark (one) for life mark (one) for life To greatly affect, alter, or impair one's memory or psyche for the rest of one's life. Often used in passive constructions. Seeing her parents die in such a terrible manner marked the poor girl for life. I hope such a traumatic event like that won't mark him for life! See also: life, mark Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. mark someone for life Fig. to affect someone for life. The tragedy marked her for life and she was never the same. She was marked for life by her brother's untimely death. See also: life, mark McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: at doorstep at (one's) doorstep (one's) jollies at (one's) expense at expense at somebody's expense at someone's expense be remembered as (something) be remembered as/for something be in somebody's good graces
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