Idiom
mark someone's card
Meaning
To forcefully correct someone's behaviour.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The manager had to mark his card after he arrived late again.”
“The coach marked the player's card for his poor attitude during the team practice.”
“After the employee repeatedly ignored safety protocols, the supervisor finally marked his card to ensure he understood the gravity of his negligence.”
Examples
simple
“The manager had to mark his card after he arrived late again.”
contextual
“The coach marked the player's card for his poor attitude during the team practice.”
complex
“After the employee repeatedly ignored safety protocols, the supervisor finally marked his card to ensure he understood the gravity of his negligence.”
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