Idioms

marked woman

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marked woman

A woman who is singled out or targeted for harm or retaliation of some kind. Janet became a marked woman after she alerted the authorities to the influence of the mafia within the city's political sphere. We can't blow the whistle on what they're doing here—we'll be marked women! We'll never get jobs in this industry again.
See also: marked, woman
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Jaramogi was also detained.During this period, Carolyn remained a marked woman, and was constantly harassed.
Rondina will be a marked woman in Game 1 of the Finals at Smart Araneta Coliseum, and her power will be tested at the net by Ateneo's lengthy core of Bea de Leon, Maddie Madayag and Kat Tolentino.
In the Asian Games, she played as a marked woman, who has been helping for top gunners Jaja Santiago and Alyssa Valdez carry the scoring cudgels for the Filipinas.
The first section of Grann's book is aptly titled "The Marked Woman." Mollie Burkhart was literally the last woman standing in her Osage family after her mother was poisoned, one sister was shot, and another sister was killed in an explosion.
SHE may well now be a marked woman on the taekwondo circuit, but world number one Jade Jones insists she is using her ranking to her advantage ahead of the final stages of qualifying for the Rio Olympics.
A prison source said: "Tracey knew she would be a marked woman once she was released, and Toni and her talked about getting a place together.
Slashed A prison source said: "Tracey knew she would be a marked woman once she was released and Toni and her talked about getting a place together."
After coming fifth in last summer's world final in Moscow, Child knows her reputation has made her a marked woman at home and abroad.
She will be a marked woman after last year storming through in the final miles to take the win, and will face a challenge from this year's Trail Marathon Wales MARATHON ERYRI Andrea winner Mary Grace Spalton, aiming to be become the first winner of both races in the same year.
Trott was a marked woman in the bunch events, the points and scratch races, standing out in her first appearance in the rainbow jersey of world champion.
But Jones knows she'll be a marked woman following her Olympic success.
At the Straub Hospital stop, I fingered your last letter to me--the one that accused me of being a coward for leaving once the newspaper did an article about the church and mentioned "aggressive recruitment tactics" and "brainwashing." I was now all the words True Church liked to call people who left: a marked woman, a fall away, a dog that returns to her vomit.
A Warner Home Video release of "Marked Woman" (1937).
and Jezebel and the DVD premieres of Old Acquaintance, Marked Woman, and The Man Who Came to Dinner.
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