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chalk off

idiom
Meaning

To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.


Examples
SIMPLE

We chalk off each day on the calendar until vacation.

CONTEXTUAL

The team captain made sure to chalk off every point they scored during the intense basketball game.

COMPLEX

After the long expedition, the explorers paused to chalk off their progress on the map, noting each landmark they had successfully reached.

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    chalk and cheese

    Said of things that are very different, though possibly superficially alike.

  2. 02

    chalk something up to experience

    To take a lesson from a bad outcome instead of grieving it.

  3. 03

    chalk up to

    To attribute or account for something; to ascribe.

  4. 04

    walk the chalk

    To keep a correct course in manners or morals.

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