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marks one's own homework

marks one's own homework is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mark one's own homework.

Meaning of mark one's own homework

Verb

mark one's own homework (third-person singular simple present marks one's own homework, present participle marking one's own homework, simple past and past participle marked one's own homework)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To assume the role of evaluating one's doings when a disinterested party is required.
    • Aware that his organisation was to be found guilty on at least four charges, he had tried to mark his own homework by submitting a 500-page dossier to the EC attempting to rebut its conclusions before they were even published.2023 November 2, James O'Brien, “Matthew Elliot”, in How They Broke Britain, Ebury Publishing
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mark, one's, own, homework.

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What is marks one's own homework the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Marks one's own homework is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mark one's own homework.

Words near marks one's own homework in the dictionary

  1. marks down as
  2. marks of admiration
  3. Marks of Cain
  4. marks of the beast
  5. marks off
  6. marks one's own homework
  7. marks out
  8. Marks Point
  9. marks someone's card
  10. Marks Tey
  11. marks time

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