English Reference

Idiom

put one's stamp

Meaning

To change or influence (something) in a way that demonstrates one's style or abilities; to make a lasting impression on.

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

Examples

“The new manager wants to put her stamp on the office.”

“The director hired a new designer to put her stamp on the company's outdated brand identity.”

“By introducing radical reforms to the curriculum, the young professor successfully put his stamp on the department's academic legacy.”

Examples

simple

“The new manager wants to put her stamp on the office.”

contextual

“The director hired a new designer to put her stamp on the company's outdated brand identity.”

complex

“By introducing radical reforms to the curriculum, the young professor successfully put his stamp on the department's academic legacy.”

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