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map out
To arrange; lay out; plan.
The candidate will meet with his campaign manager tomorrow to map out his campaign strategy.
mare's nest
Something that doesn't exist; a discovery that proves to be worthless.
He claims that he has discovered a gasoline substitute but we suspect it will turn out to be a mare's nest.
mark down
To lower the price.
The department store marked down their prices on women's sandals.
To give a poor grade to a student.
Peter was marked down for his numerous spelling errors.
To make a written note of something.
Here is my phone number; mark it down.
mark off
Mark with lines; lay out in sections.
The field will be marked off in accordance with the special track events that will take place tomorrow.
mark one's words
To pay close attention to what one says; an emphatic expression indicating prophecy.
"It will certainly rain tomorrow," he said. "Mark my words."
mark time
To move the feet up and down as in marching, but not going forward.
The officer made the soldiers mark time as a punishment.
To be idle; waiting for something to happen.
The teacher marked time until all the children were ready for the test.
To seem to be working or doing something, but really not doing it.
It was so hot that the workmen just marked time.
markdown
A reduction in price.
Joan asked, "Do you like my new sandals? They were markdowns at Marshall Field's."
marked man
A man whose behavior has made him the object of suspicion; a man whose life may be in danger.
When Dave dared to criticize the dictator openly, he became a marked man.