chalk up en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Refers to recording information on a blackboard with chalk.
Meanings
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(transitive) To achieve something.
to chalk up a victory
2012 The Economist, Sep 29th 2012 issue, Rural activism: Working the system In recent years Mr Li, a divorced farmer with a laptop and internet access, has chalked up some stunning successes in resisting his village officials.
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(Australia, archaic, slang) To assign a debt to someone.
Give me another drink and chalk it up to John.
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(US, slang) To attribute to something, often tangentially.
I know we lost, but can we chalk it up as a win?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chalked up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| chalked up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| chalks up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| chalking up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (14)
fr remporter (to achieve something) · fr multiplier (to achieve something) · ru записа́ть на свой счёт (to achieve something) · fr engranger (to achieve something) · it infilare (to achieve something) · it collezionare (to achieve something) · pl przypisać (to attribute to something) · it inanellare (to achieve something) · pl osiągać (to achieve something) · fr enregistrer (to achieve something) · fr décrocher (to achieve something) · pl przypisywać (to attribute to something) · pl osiągnąć (to achieve something) · fr totaliser (to achieve something)