Meaning of chalk up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To achieve something.
   transitive
2. To assign a debt to someone.
   Australia, archaic, slang
3. To attribute to something, often tangentially.
   US, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“Give⟳ me another drink⟳ and chalk it up to John.”

“I know⟳ we lost, but can we chalk it up as a win⟳?”

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