Idiom
have one's name written all over
Meaning
To be typical of a particular individual, particularly with respect to a crime or scheme.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That messy project has your name written all over it.”
“The clever prank in the office had his name written all over it, even though he denied everything.”
“The intricate scheme to manipulate the stock prices had the signature style of the disgraced financier written all over it.”
Examples
simple
“That messy project has your name written all over it.”
contextual
“The clever prank in the office had his name written all over it, even though he denied everything.”
complex
“The intricate scheme to manipulate the stock prices had the signature style of the disgraced financier written all over it.”
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