chalk up to
To attribute or account for something; to ascribe.
Chalk it up to fear that he didn't finish.
chalk
/t͡ʃɔːk/
noun 5verb 5name 2
Collocations
9(noun.) white rock
VERB + CHALK
quarry
CHALK + NOUN
cliff, downs, hill | pit, quarry
(noun.) small stick of chalk
ADJ
coloured
The children drew pictures on the pavement with coloured chalk.
QUANT
piece, stick
CHALK + NOUN
drawing | dust
PREP
in ~
The children drew colorful pictures in chalk on the sidewalk after school.
with ~
The teacher drew a diagram on the board with chalk during the lesson.
Definitions
noun
1
A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃).
chalk cliffs are not recommended for climbing
2
A piece of chalk, or nowadays processed compressed gypsum (calcium sulfate, CaSO₄), that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard (chalkboard).
the chalk used to write on the blackboard makes a squeaky sound
3
Tailor's chalk.
4
A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing, or losing grip in weight-lifting or gymnastics, sometimes but not always limestone-chalk, often magnesium carbonate (MgCO₃).
when working out your next move, it's a good idea to get some more chalk from the bag
5
A platoon-sized group of airborne soldiers.
verb
1
To apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiard cue.
chalk your hands before climbing
After a leg stretch, we set off again at 11:30 hours in charge of U.S.A. No. 1736 (Miss Ohio had been chalked on her), a 2-8-0 utility engine.
2
To record something, as on a blackboard, using chalk.
3
To use powdered chalk to mark the lines on a playing field.
4
To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.
This Book it chaulketh out before thine eyes / The man that ſeeks the everlaſting Prize: / It ſhevvs you vvhence he comes, vvhither he goes, / VVhat he leaves undone; alſo vvhat he does: / It alſo ſhovvs you hovv he runs, and runs, / Till he unto the Gate of Glory comes.
5
To manure (land) with chalk.
Land that is chalked
I then chalked the land at an expense of 4l. per acre, and planted potatoes, about ten bushels to the acre […]
name
1
A surname.
2
A suburban village attached to the east side of Gravesend, Gravesham borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6773).
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
chalk and cheese
Said of things that are very different, though possibly superficially alike.
chalk off
To set off an area or shape with chalk.
walk the chalk
To keep a correct course in manners or morals.
chalk something up to experience
To take a lesson from a bad outcome instead of grieving it.
However, if the amounts are small and you've exhausted your personal resources, you can chalk it up to experience and write it off at the end of the year. (I did this on several sm
Example Bank
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chalk cliffs are not recommended for climbing
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the chalk used to write on the blackboard makes a squeaky sound
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when working out your next move, it's a good idea to get some more chalk from the bag
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chalk your hands before climbing
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After a leg stretch, we set off again at 11:30 hours in charge of U.S.A. No. 1736 (Miss Ohio had been chalked on her), a 2-8-0 utility engine.
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This Book it chaulketh out before thine eyes / The man that ſeeks the everlaſting Prize: / It ſhevvs you vvhence he comes, vvhither he goes, / VVhat he leaves undone; alſo vvhat he does: / It alſo ſho
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