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had one's name written all over

had one's name written all over is the simple past and past participle of have one's name written all over.

Meaning of have one's name written all over

Verb

have one's name written all over (third-person singular simple present has one's name written all over, present participle having one's name written all over, simple past and past participle had one's name written all over)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, one's, name, written, all, over.
  2. (idiomatic) To be typical of a particular individual, particularly with respect to a crime or scheme.
    • The attempted hit on me today was personal, and it has Marisol's name written all over it.2010, Nisa Santiago, Return of the Cartier Cartel, volume 2, page 155

Questions about had one's name written all over

What is had one's name written all over the simple past and past participle of?
Had one's name written all over is the simple past and past participle of have one's name written all over.

Words near had one's name written all over in the dictionary

  1. had one's moments
  2. had one's moons
  3. had one's name in the Gazette
  4. had one's name on
  5. had one's name taken
  6. had one's name written all over
  7. had one's number on it
  8. had one's own zip code
  9. had one's pick
  10. had one's pockets on swole
  11. had one's shit together

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