There was a huge question mark over the immediate future. (I. Murdoch, ‘The Black Prince’, part III) — Ближайшее будущее было скрыто мраком неизвестности.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
question mark — ˈquestion mark noun [countable] a question mark over if there is a question mark over something, there is a possibility that it will not be successful or will not continue to exist: • There is a big question mark over the bank s long term future … Financial and business terms
question mark — n 1.) the mark (?) that is used at the end of a question 2.) there is a question mark over sth/a question mark hangs over sth used to say that there is a possibility that something will not be successful or will not continue to exist ▪ A big… … Dictionary of contemporary English
question mark — question ,mark noun count * the symbol ? that is used at the end of a sentence to show that it represents a question. It is a type of punctuation mark. a question mark over something a doubt about whether something is good or correct, or whether… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
question mark — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, major VERB + QUESTION MARK ▪ put ▪ His arrival clearly puts a huge question mark over the future of the present team captain. QUESTION M … Collocations dictionary
question mark — noun (C) 1 the mark (?) that is used at the end of a sentence to show that it asks a question 2 a question mark over if there is a question mark over something, there is a possibility that it will not be successful or will not continue to exist:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
(a) question mark over something — a question mark over something phrase a doubt about whether something is good or correct, or whether it will be successful There’s still a big question mark over her ability. Thesaurus: uncertainty and being uncertainsynonym Main entry: question… … Useful english dictionary
(a) question mark against something — a ˈquestion mark over/against sth idiom used to say that sth is not certain • There s still a big question mark hanging over his future with the team. Main entry: ↑question markidiom … Useful english dictionary
a question mark over something — a doubt about whether something is good or correct, or whether it will be successful There s still a big question mark over her ability … English dictionary
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