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X marks the spot
X marks the spot.
This is the exact spot. (Sometimes the speaker will draw an X in the spot while saying this.) This is where the rock struck my car—X marks the spot. Now, please move that table over here. Yes, right here—X marks the spot.
X marks the spot
This mark shows the location, as in On the postcard, X marks the spot where we picked blueberries. Although the use of a cross or X is probably much older, this term was first recorded in 1813.
X marks the spot
sent. This is the exact place! (Cliché.) This is where it happened. X marks the spot.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Ra | | RAH | Egyptian Mythology |
Isaac | | ['aaizək] | |
Baish | | [beiʃ] | |
Yaroslav | | yah-rah-SLAHF (Russian) | Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic |
Ciriaco | | chee-ree-AH-ko (Italian), thee-ree-AH-ko (Spanish), see-ree-AH-ko (Latin American Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |
Chandana | | - | Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi |