M
Idioms beginning with "M"
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Contents of M:
[mark]
See:
[MAKE ONE'S MARK],
[TOE THE LINE] or [TOE THE MARK],
[UP TO THE MARK] at [UP TO PAR] (2),
[WALK THE CHALK] or [WALK THE CHALK LINE] or [WALK THE CHALK MARK],
[WIDE OF THE MARK].
[markdown] {n.}
A reduction in price.
Joan asked, "Do you like my new sandals? They were markdowns at Marshall Field's."
[mark down] {v. phr.}
1. To lower the price.
The department store marked down their prices on women's sandals.
2. To give a poor grade to a student.
Peter was marked down for his numerous spelling errors.
3. To make a written note of […]
[marked man] {n. phr.}
A man whose behavior has made him the object of suspicion; a man whose life may be in danger.
When Dave dared to criticize the dictator openly, he became a marked man.
[mark off] {v. phr.}
Mark with lines; lay out in sections.
The field will be marked off in accordance with the special track events that will take place tomorrow.
[mark one's words] {v. phr.}
To pay close attention to what one says; an emphatic expression indicating prophecy.
"It will certainly rain tomorrow," he said. "Mark my words."
[mark time] {v. phr.}
1. To move the feet up and down as in marching, but not going forward.
The officer made the soldiers mark time as a punishment.
2. To be idle; waiting for something to happen.
* /The teacher marked time until all the […]
[marry money] {v. phr.}
To marry a rich person.
Ellen married money when she became Hal's wife.
[masking tape] {n.}
A paper tape that is stuck around the edges of a surface being painted to keep the paint off the surface next to it.
The painters put masking tape around the window frames to keep the paint off the glass.