A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

man of figure • man of figures
man of figure —a person of influence: He has all that can be
said of any man of figure, wit, and virtue in town.
man of figures —smb. versed in arithmetic or statistics: When
Jane could not balance her checking account, she sought assis-
tance from Steve, who was a man of figures.
man of mark • marked man
man of mark —a noteworthy person: This French tutor was
a man of mark who had held a lectureship in Paris.
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man of mark

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Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
compound marksman—
1
. smb. who attains a certain standard
in shooting at a target: I am an indifferent marksman both at
range and on safari. 2. (Sport) a person who ranges competitors
in a race: The starter is helped by a “marksman,” who places
the men on the scratch.
marked man —
1
. a person who is a potential object for hos-
tility; smb. singled out for a grim fate: Smithers had made
one financial blunder too many. From then on he was a
marked man. 2. a person destined to succeed: This young
melodist … runs his fingers over the strings with a power that
instantly makes him a marked man.
man of men • man’s man
man of men —an outstanding man; a man of supreme excel-
lence: But that John should come under her will so, John who
was a man of men!
man’s man —a man who likes to be in the company of other
men and who enjoys activities which men typically enjoy: He
had had comparatively little to do with women. Essentially a
man’s man he had been wrapped up in his calling. Cf.: lady’s
man — a man who enjoys the company of women; a man who is
popular with women: He is a lady’s man who always seems to
have a lot of women interested in him.