a black mark

A long-lasting negative impact of a mistake. Jerry's speeding ticket was a black mark on his driving record that prevented him from getting a job as a delivery man.

a black mark

if you get a black mark, people think that something you have done is bad and they will remember it in future This administrative error will be a black mark on his record. (often + against ) If I'm late for work it'll be another black mark against me.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
MihĂIȚĂ	-	Romanian
Nik	-	English, Greek, Slovene
Grzegorz	GZHE-gawsh	Polish
Iustus	-	Late Roman
Wandalin	-	Ancient Germanic
Antonius	an-TO:-ni-uws (Ancient Roman), ahn-TO-nee-us (Dutch)	Ancient Roman, Dutch