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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