black mark

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black mark

noun black marks

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.

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@misc{black_mark_2026,
  title = {black mark},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/black%20mark},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}