to put one's stamp on
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- phrasal verb
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dejar su huella en
- You can be on a franchise and put your stamp on it.
- put your stamp on the team
- put his stamp on his own work
Examples
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The artist wanted to put her stamp on the gallery with her unique paintings.
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One way a new AD could put his stamp on the athletic department would be to add hockey.
Blog text (4) -
Each man trying to put his stamp on the event.
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-To put your stamp on it.
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I'm just kind of putting my stamp on it, fucking let people know I was here.
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Put your stamp on it.
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You've got to put your stamp on something so they'll remember you when you're gone.
Fiction book (1992) -
The new coach is excited to put his stamp on the team by implementing new strategies.
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As a writer, she aimed to put her stamp on every story with her distinctive voice.
Synonyms
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To have a lasting effect on a person or thing that people notice
Antonyms
How Influential
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- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'put' + 'stamp' + 'on' transparently evoke placing a mark on something, so a learner can guess a relation to leaving a mark or influence. However, the sense 'make a personal contribution or imprint one's style' is metaphorical and requires recognizing the figurative use of 'stamp', so it is not fully predictable for a B1 learner without prior exposure.
Etymology
The phrase put one's stamp on may come from people pressing a personal stamp or seal onto a letter or paper to show it was theirs. When you press a stamp you leave a clear mark, so to put your stamp on something came to mean you left your own mark or style on it. That's why it means 'to make a personal contribution or give something your own style'.