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marking someone's card

marking someone's card is the present participle and gerund of mark someone's card.

Meaning of mark someone's card

Verb

mark someone's card (third-person singular simple present marks someone's card, present participle marking someone's card, simple past and past participle marked someone's card)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To forcefully correct someone's behaviour.

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What is marking someone's card the present participle and gerund of?
Marking someone's card is the present participle and gerund of mark someone's card.

Words near marking someone's card in the dictionary

  1. marking nuts
  2. marking off
  3. marking one's own homework
  4. marking out
  5. marking pen
  6. marking someone's card
  7. marking time
  8. marking to market
  9. marking to model
  10. marking up
  11. marking with a white stone

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