Idiom
mark one's own homework
Meaning
To assume the role of evaluating one's doings when a disinterested party is required.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You cannot mark your own homework when judging this contest.”
“The committee refused to accept the report because the manager was essentially marking his own homework.”
“It undermines the integrity of the entire regulatory process when a corporation is permitted to mark its own homework regarding safety standards.”
Examples
simple
“You cannot mark your own homework when judging this contest.”
contextual
“The committee refused to accept the report because the manager was essentially marking his own homework.”
complex
“It undermines the integrity of the entire regulatory process when a corporation is permitted to mark its own homework regarding safety standards.”
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