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rack up

idiom
Meaning

To gain (points etc.; in a game or sport), to accumulate.


Examples
SIMPLE

The team continues to rack up points in every game.

CONTEXTUAL

If you keep shopping with this credit card, you will rack up a large amount of debt by the end of the month.

COMPLEX

By consistently investing in diverse markets over several decades, the firm managed to rack up significant wealth despite the occasional economic downturn.

Anchors to
Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    at rack and manger

    plentifully and at another's expense.

  2. 02

    meat rack

    A place where people can meet looking for sexual partners.

  3. 03

    rack and ruin

    Complete destruction.

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