Make sure
Make sure verb - Make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally.
Both terms in one sentence
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Calling Card: Ben leaves a blackbird sign on the buildings and foreheads of his victims to make sure that Bully (as it's really his sign) takes all the blame for his wrongdoings.
Source: Film / Nate and Hayes - The staff has consulted with sign-language experts to make sure that each sign and facial expression is accurate.
- Just to make sure that's clear—The One Big Lie is literally nothing more than a minus sign in a physics equation being changed to a plus sign.
Source: Mohs / One Big Lie
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