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X marks the spot

X marks the spot phrase: one will find what one is looking for under an obvious sign for it.

Phrase

X marks the spot

  1. (idiomatic) One will find what one is looking for under an obvious sign for it.

Origin of X marks the spot

From a traditional crosslike mark to indicate buried treasure.

Questions about X marks the spot

What does X marks the spot mean?
X marks the spot means one will find what one is looking for under an obvious sign for it.
What part of speech is X marks the spot?
X marks the spot is a phrase.

Words near X marks the spot in the dictionary

  1. X Generation
  2. X irradiation
  3. X irradiations
  4. X mark
  5. X marks
  6. X marks the spot
  7. X O
  8. X organ
  9. X Os
  10. x out
  11. X Prize

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