full marks

Meanings

interjection

Expressing complete satisfaction with someone's efforts.
Synonyms: bravo, well done

nounfull marks pl (plural only)

pluralplural onlyThe maximum marks obtainable in an exam or test.
She got full marks. Not one single error.
broadlyidiomaticpluralplural onlyComplete approval or agreement.
I would have to give you full marks for that statement.
1 more example
One of these gadgets is a box containing the Entity's source code, which is currently in a wrecked submarine – hence a deep sea-diving set piece which gets full marks for spookiness, and no marks for excitement.
2025 May 14, Nicholas Barber, “'A miserable, apocalyptic tract': Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning could be 'the feel-bad film of the summer”, in BBC

interjectionExpressing complete satisfaction with someone's efforts.

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Spanish máximo puntaje, calificación máxima

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