- chalk up something
- chalk up (something)
to record something special.
Etymology: based on the idea of keeping a record on a chalk board
Many banks chalked up large profits from their loans to internet companies.
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chalk up something
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chalk up something — ˌchalk ˈup sth derived (informal) to achieve or record a success, points in a game, etc • The team chalked up their tenth win this season. • As a Hollywood actor he has chalked up a number of box office successes. • … Useful english dictionary
chalk — [tʆɔːk ǁ tʆɒːk] verb chalk up something phrasal verb [transitive] to succeed in getting something or reaching a total: • The big oil companies continued to chalk up huge profits … Financial and business terms
chalk up — (something) to record something special. Many banks chalked up large profits from their loans to internet companies. Etymology: based on the idea of keeping a record on a chalk board … New idioms dictionary
chalk up — verb 1. accumulate as a debt (Freq. 1) he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening • Syn: ↑run up • Hypernyms: ↑owe • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
chalk — ► NOUN 1) a white soft limestone (calcium carbonate) formed from the skeletal remains of sea creatures. 2) a similar substance (calcium sulphate), made into sticks and used for drawing or writing. ► VERB 1) draw or write with chalk. 2) Brit.… … English terms dictionary
Chalk (TV series) — Chalk Opening title. A crane shot descends outside of Galfast High. Format Sitcom Written by Steven Moffat … Wikipedia
chalk something up to something else — chalk (something) up to (something else) to say that something is caused by something else. She doesn t even bother to say thank you, but I just chalk it up to bad manners and try not to let it bother me … New idioms dictionary
chalk something up to — chalk (something) up to (something else) to say that something is caused by something else. She doesn t even bother to say thank you, but I just chalk it up to bad manners and try not to let it bother me … New idioms dictionary
chalk up to something else — chalk (something) up to (something else) to say that something is caused by something else. She doesn t even bother to say thank you, but I just chalk it up to bad manners and try not to let it bother me … New idioms dictionary
chalk up to — chalk (something) up to (something else) to say that something is caused by something else. She doesn t even bother to say thank you, but I just chalk it up to bad manners and try not to let it bother me … New idioms dictionary
