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chalk up |
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chalk something up 1. Lit. to write something on a chalkboard. Let me chalk this formula up so you all can see it. I'll chalk up the formula. 2. Fig. to add a mark or point to one's score. See also chalk something up (against someone).) Chalk another goal for Sarah. Chalk up another basket for the other side. chalk something up (to something) Fig. to recognize something as the cause of something else. We chalked her bad behavior up to her recent illness. I had to chalk up the loss to inexperience. chalk up something also chalk something up to record something special Many banks chalked up large profits from their loans to internet companies. Etymology: based on the idea of keeping a record on a chalk board How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This is one of the bons mots of Alexander VI, and refers to the ease with which Charles VIII seized Italy, implying that it was only necessary for him to send his quartermasters to chalk up the billets for his soldiers to conquer the country. Here, also, was a blackboard upon which Daughtry was instructed to chalk up his needs and requests in letters of such size that they could be read from a distance. |
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