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Idiom

full marks

Meaning

Complete approval or agreement.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I give your idea full marks.”

“The committee gave the new proposal full marks for its creativity and clear budget plan.”

“While the critics were divided on the film's pacing, they gave the lead actor full marks for a truly transformative performance.”

Examples

simple

“I give your idea full marks.”

contextual

“The committee gave the new proposal full marks for its creativity and clear budget plan.”

complex

“While the critics were divided on the film's pacing, they gave the lead actor full marks for a truly transformative performance.”

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