chalk up

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English

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Etymology

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Probably from the fact that many problems were figured out using chalk on a chalk board.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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chalk up (third-person singular simple present chalks up, present participle chalking up, simple past and past participle chalked up)

  1. (transitive) To achieve something.
    • 2012 The Economist, Sep 29th 2012 issue, Rural activism: Working the system
      In recent years Mr Li, a divorced farmer with a laptop and internet access, has chalked up some stunning successes in resisting his village officials.
  2. (archaic, Australia, slang) To assign a debt to someone.
    Give me another drink and chalk it up to John.
  3. (US, slang) To attribute to something, often tangentially.
    I know we lost, but can we chalk it up as a win?

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