marked man

marked man
*a marked man
Fig. to be someone, usually a male, who is in danger from harm by someone else. (*Typically: be\marked man; live like \marked man.) •

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.

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{n. phr.} 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./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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