chalk up

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Definition

Verb: 1. To record or attribute a score, success, or achievement: To officially write down or assign points, a victory, or an accomplishment, often in a competitive context or as a tally. 2. To accumulate something, typically a debt or expense: To gradually build up an amount owed, especially for goods or services received.

Usage
  • The core meaning is to officially note or assign something to an account, record, or person.
  • Often used in sports or business contexts for tracking scores, wins, or debts.
  • When used for achievements, it can imply a sense of personal accomplishment or credit.
Examples
  • Recording a score/achievement:
    • The team chalked up another victory last night, making it five wins in a row.
    • She chalked up her success to hard work and perseverance.
  • Accumulating a debt:
    • He chalked up a large bar tab over the weekend.
    • The company had chalked up significant losses before the new management took over.
Advanced Usage
  • "chalk something up to experience": To regard a negative event as a learning opportunity rather than a total failure.
    • I didn't get the job, but I'll chalk it up to experience and try again.
Variants and Related Words
  • Chalkboard (n): A blackboard, a surface for writing on with chalk.
  • Chalky (adj): Resembling or containing chalk.
Synonyms
  • Attribute (v): To regard something as being caused by.
  • Record (v): To set down in writing or another permanent form.
  • Accrue (v): To accumulate or receive over time.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word is itself a phrasal verb.)

Related Idioms
  • "By a long chalk" (British English): By a wide margin; by far.
    • That was the best performance by a long chalk.
Verb
  1. keep score, as in games
  2. accumulate as a debt
    • he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening

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