leave mark

leave your/its mark (on somebody/something)

also leave a mark (on somebody/something)

to have an effect that changes someone or something Another storm left its mark on California, knocking down trees and power lines across the state.

Usage notes: often used in the phrase leave your mark on the world (to be successful or famous): I hope to leave my mark on the world through my music.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Godfried	KHAWT-freet	Dutch
Avraamu	-	Old Church Slavic
Raginmar	-	Ancient Germanic
Judie	['dʒu:di]
Emilia	e-MEEL-yah (Italian, Spanish, Polish), E-mee-lee-ah (Finnish), e-MEE-lee-ah (Swedish)	Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Finnish, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Oyibo	-	Western African, Urhobo