chalk and cheese
idiomSaid of things that are very different, though possibly superficially alike.
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a little bit of bread and no cheese
Used to represent the song of the yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella).
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big cheese
A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.
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chalk off
To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.
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chalk something up to experience
To take a lesson from a bad outcome instead of grieving it.
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chalk up to
To attribute or account for something; to ascribe.
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cheese tax
A portion of cheese given to a domestic animal such as a dog or cat, usually when the cheese is being brought out or prepared for human consumption.
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cock cheese
Smegma or dried semen on the glans penis, usually underneath the foreskin.
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cut the cheese
To fart loudly.