chalk up
chalk up verb: to achieve something.
Verb
chalk up (third-person singular simple present chalks up, present participle chalking up, simple past and past participle chalked up)
- To achieve something.
- to chalk up a victory
- 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.2012 The Economist, Sep 29th 2012 issue, Rural activism: Working the system
- To assign a debt to someone.
- Give me another drink and chalk it up to John.
- To attribute to something, often tangentially.
- I know we lost, but can we chalk it up as a win?
chalk up meaning in Bengali
chalk up in Bengali
- কিছু অর্জন করা
Forms of chalk up
| third-person singular present | chalks up |
|---|---|
| present participle | chalking up |
| past participle | chalked up |
| past | chalked up |
Origin of chalk up
Refers to recording information on a blackboard with chalk.
Questions about chalk up
- What does chalk up mean?
- Chalk up means to achieve something.
- What is chalk up in Bengali?
- Chalk up in Bengali is কিছু অর্জন করা. See Chalk up meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is chalk up?
- Chalk up is a verb.
- What is the past tense of chalk up?
- The past tense of chalk up is chalked up.
Words near chalk up in the dictionary
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