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X marks the spot

Meaning: Marking the scene of a crime with an X where the deed was done.

Example:

Origin: This cliché is from the earliest days of newspaper photography where the scene of the crime would be shown with an X to mark where the deed was done. It goes back even further in romantic accounts of such things as pirate treasure maps. The expression was being used joe-kingly by the 1920s, and now can be found as a formula phrase.

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*Meaning:*	Marking the scene of a crime with an X where the deed was done.
*Example:*
*Origin:*	This cliché is from the earliest days of newspaper photography where the scene of the crime would be shown with an X to mark where the deed was done. It goes back even further in romantic accounts of such things as pirate treasure maps. The expression was being used joe-kingly by the 1920s, and now can be found as a formula phrase.