English · Idiom Historical

to make one's mark

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To distinguish oneself. To write one's name (or make one's mark) on the page of history.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm cho mình nổi bật

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “to make one's mark” mean?

To distinguish oneself. To write one's name (or make one's mark) on the page of history.

Is “to make one's mark” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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