mark (someone or something) with (something)
mark (someone or something) with (something)
1. To make one or more marks on someone or something with a particular material. I've marked all your papers with red ink so that you can see my corrections clearly. The priest marked the celebrants with ash on their foreheads.
2. To place a specific number, letter, or other symbol on someone or something to indicate a particular meaning. The bouncer marked everyone's hands with a large X if they were underage. Mark the crates with a 1 if they are being delivered to Texas, and mark them with a 2 if they are being delivered to New York.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
mark someone or something with something
1. to use something with which to mark someone or something. She marked one of the twins with a sticker so she could identify him later. Jill marked the ones that were sold with a wax pencil.
2. to place a particular kind of mark on someone or something. The attendant marked the concertgoers who had paid with a rubber stamp. Frank marked the book with his initials.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- mark with
- mark (something) in (something)
- mark in
- ink in
- red ink
- impress (something) into (something)
- impress into
- in ink
- ink slinger
- ink-slinger