chalk up to

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

chalk (something) up to

1. (transitive, idiomatic) To attribute or account for something.

   Chalk it up to fear that he didn't finish.

Synonyms

• put down to

Translations

idiomatic: to attribute something to something

• Czech: přisoudit pf, přičíst (cs) pf co čemu
• Finnish: laittaa jonkin piikkiin
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• French: mettre sur le compte de, attribuer la responsabilité, attribuer le mérite
• Italian: incolpare (it), dare la responsabilità, attribuire (it), ascrivere (it), addebitare (it), addossare la colpa
• Russian: приписать (ru) pf (pripisatʹ)