marked man



marked man

A person who is targeted for harm or retaliation of some kind. After Ed alerted the authorities about the corruption that took place within the company, he became a marked man.
See also: man, marked

*marked man

Fig. to be someone, usually a male, who is in danger from harm by someone else. (*Typically: be ~; live like ~.) Bob's a marked man. His parents found out that he's skipping school. Fred's a marked man, too. Jack is looking for him to get his money back.
See also: man, marked

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AntÓNia-Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian
BillieBIL-eeEnglish
Paki-Southern African, Xhosa
Charalampos-Greek
Shams Al-Din-Arabic
Cordula-German