be marked out as sth
UK (US be marked as sth)Definition
› to be shown to be different because of a certain characteristic: I can't speak a word of French so I'm marked out as a foreigner as soon as I arrive in France.Unique and unusualGood, better and best in terms of quality
(Definition of be marked out as sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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be made for sb/sth idiom
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be made of money idiom 1
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be made of money idiom 2
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be make or break for sb/sth idiom
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be man enough to do sth idiom
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be meant for each other idiom
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be meat and drink to sb idiom
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be miles away idiom
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be mixed up with/in sth idiom
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be more to sth than meets the eye idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- alternative adjective
- be one in a million idiom
- be one of a kind idiom
- be out in left field idiom
- custom-built adjective
- guerrilla adjective
- incongruous adjective
- inimitable adjective
- irreplaceable adjective
- larger than life idiom
- quirky adjective
- random adjective
- rarity noun
- remarkable adjective
- remarkably adverb
- singular adjective (NOTICEABLE)
- unrivalled adjective
- unusual adjective
- unusually adverb
- unwonted adjective
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