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black marks

black marks is the plural of black mark.

Meaning of black mark

Noun

black mark (plural black marks)

  1. (idiomatic) Something that negatively affects someone's reputation.
    • "It taints your CV as people look at it and see what's gone on and it does put a bit of a black mark against you," says the man who, in 2006, was head hunted by Preston only for his tenure to be brought to a halt 17 months later.2011 April 6, Aimee Lewis, quoting Paul Simpson, “Management after the sack”, in BBC Sport

Questions about black marks

What is black marks the plural of?
Black marks is the plural of black mark.

Words near black marks in the dictionary

  1. black market
  2. black marketeer
  3. black marketeering
  4. black marketeers
  5. black markets
  6. black marks
  7. black marsh turtle
  8. black marsh turtles
  9. black mass
  10. Black Masses
  11. black match

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