"have one's name written all over" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has one's name written all over [present, singular, third-person], having one's name written all over [participle, present], had one's name written all over [participle, past], had one's name written all over [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> one's name written all over}} 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. Synonyms: have one's name all over, have one's name on
    Sense id: en-have_one's_name_written_all_over-en-verb-qD3Cjeob
  2. (idiomatic) To be typical of a particular individual, particularly with respect to a crime or scheme. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-have_one's_name_written_all_over-en-verb-jB96RCUa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94

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