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chalk up

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. chalk up, run upverb

    accumulate as a debt

    "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening"

  2. tally, chalk upverb

    keep score, as in games

Wiktionary

  1. chalk upverb

    To attribute, credit, or blame.

  2. chalk upverb

    to achieve something

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  1. chalk up

    "Chalk up" is a phrase that generally means to achieve or gain something, such as a point, goal, or accomplishment. It is often used in a competitive context or to note down something, often metaphorically. For example, "They chalked up another victory." The expression originates from the practice of marking points or scores with chalk on a blackboard.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of chalk up in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of chalk up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of chalk up in a Sentence

  1. Lara Garey:

    ALS typically hits his age group – early to mid-40s through the 50s – and most guys, especially these military guys, they’re just going to chalk up these symptoms as part of getting older, we’ve been reaching out, at least to those guys, to let them know that this has happened and be alert.

  2. President Barack Obama:

    We are hammering these terrorists, they may think that they can chalk up some quick victories, but our reach is long. We do not give up. You threaten America, you will have no safe haven. We will find you and like petty tyrants and terrorists before you, the world is going to leave you behind and keep moving on without you, because we will get you.

  3. La Russa:

    Honestly, I really had no idea, i feel like I've seen some wacky and weird stuff happen in this game. In my opinion that's really one that you kind of chalk up to how lengthy the rulebook is, especially how some of these rule changes have happened in the last couple years. If it's anybody's fault, it's kind of everybody's fault.

  4. President Barack Obama:

    They may think that they can chalk up some quick victories, but our reach is long. We do not give up. You threaten America, you will have no safe haven. We will find you and like petty tyrants and terrorists before you, the world is going to leave you behind and keep moving on without you, because we will get you.


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  • přičíst, přisouditCzech
  • multiplier, mettre sur le compte, remporter, attribuer la responsabilité, décrocher, engranger, attribuer le mérite, totaliser, enregistrerFrench

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