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put something down to experience en · VERB

Meanings

  1. Synonym of chalk something up to experience.
    • If something utterly dreadful happens to you, shrug it off, put it down to experience and, in due course, turn it into an anecdote. 2016 June 9, Caroline Taggart, Her Ladyship's Guide to the Art of Conversation, Batsford Books, →ISBN:
    • Put it down to experience and laugh about it over a pint with your mates. Celebrate it whether it's a car crash or not. Because even if you're smarting like hell, at least you know you're alive. 2016 December 19, Sue Ostler, Sex, Dating and Really Confusing Girls, Andrews UK Limited, →ISBN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
putting something down to experience Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
put something down to experience Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
put something down to experience Tense=Past lexicographic
puts something down to experience Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

chalk something up to experience