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mark one's own homework

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. To assume the role of evaluating one's doings when a disinterested party is required.
    UK, idiomatic
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mark, one's, own, homework.

Examples

“Aware that his organisation was to be found guilty on at least four charges, he had tried to mark⟳ his own⟳ homework by submitting a 500-page dossier to the EC attempting to rebut its conclusions before they were even published.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

mark out mark someone's card mark time mark to market mark to model mark up

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