He lost his gig, and given the gravity of his goof, made a potentially big black mark on his career for future hiring managers to see. (careerdigital.com)
Mostly I am having trouble embracing when peoples (husband and kids) take a nice new towel from a matching set to use with paint / gunk / sticky stuff or something that leaves big black marks.... (theinspiredroom.net)
Maybe but I still think there is a lot of pressure on the players as they know that losing the final would put a big black mark on the season and make it not such a happy camp after all. (justarsenal.com)