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have one's name written all over

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have one's name written all over (third-person singular simple present has one's name written all over, present participle having one's name written all over, simple past and past participle had one's name written all over)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have,‎ one's,‎ name,‎ written,‎ all,‎ over.
  2. (idiomatic) To be typical of a particular individual, particularly with respect to a crime or scheme.
    • 2010, Nisa Santiago, Return of the Cartier Cartel, volume 2, page 155:
      The attempted hit on me today was personal, and it has Marisol's name written all over it.