Dic: leave a mark on, leave your mark on

• Years of conditioning had left their mark on her, and she never felt inclined to talk to strange men.
• Singers like Franklin and Redding helped gospel music make its mark on popular culture.
• Growing up during the war had left its mark on her.
• Years of war have left their mark on these pretty islands.

■ If someone or something leaves their mark or leaves a mark, they have a lasting effect on another person or thing.

■ to affect someone or something so that they change in a permanent or very noticeable way

■ leave your/a mark (on)
to have a very strong and noticeable effect on someone or something, usually a bad one that lasts a long time.

.... COBUILD, LDOCE, Macmillan

CF. Dic: mark (as a verb meaning `give particular quality`)