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chalk up to

idiom

To attribute or account for something; to ascribe.


Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    chalk and cheese

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

  2. 02

    chalk off

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

  3. 03

    chalk something up to experience

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

  4. 04

    walk the chalk

    To keep a correct course in manners or morals.

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