Divorce can 'scar' a child for life. = Divorce can leave a child 'scarred for life'.
The divorce left her with deep emotional 'scars'.
His arm was badly 'scarred' after the accident.
(..) I told everybody at school... that I had appendicitis. I wanted someone to worry about me. But when Beth Brannon asked to see the scar... I didn't wanna get found out... so I took Mom's scissors, and I made one. It hurt like hell, but it was worth it... because I got cards. And I still keep them in a box underneath my bed years later... because it proves that someone, at some point, cared about me. You wanna see the scar? So you get credit for that too. This is me. Look, Jeff, I... - Daddy! - Are you faking a heart attack? (..)2013 TvShow: Community Title: Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations Season: 4 Episode 5