I chalk up my success to hard work and luck.
chalk up to
idiomTo attribute or account for something; to ascribe.
The team chalked up their loss to poor planning and bad weather.
Critics chalked up the novel's enduring appeal to its unflinching honesty about grief and human connection.
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chalk and cheese
Said of things that are very different, though possibly superficially alike.
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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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walk the chalk
To keep a correct course in manners or morals.