chalk up to
chalk up to verb: to attribute or account for something; to ascribe.
Verb
chalk up to (third-person singular simple present chalks up to, present participle chalking up to, simple past and past participle chalked up to)
- To attribute or account for something; to ascribe.
- Chalk it up to fear that he didn't finish.
- “You can chalk it up maybe to, as one of my friends says, a nautical superstition,” he said. “Maybe I read too many Greek tragedies. I don't believe something’s going to happen like that until it’s happened.1990 October 5, “Souter plans to get right down to work”, in Fort Worth Star-Telegram, volume 85, number 154, section 1, page 14
chalk up to meaning in Bengali
chalk up to in Bengali
- আরোপ করা
Synonyms of chalk up to
Forms of chalk up to
| third-person singular present | chalks up to |
|---|---|
| present participle | chalking up to |
| past participle | chalked up to |
| past | chalked up to |
Questions about chalk up to
- What does chalk up to mean?
- Chalk up to means to attribute or account for something; to ascribe.
- What is chalk up to in Bengali?
- Chalk up to in Bengali is আরোপ করা. See Chalk up to meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is chalk up to?
- Chalk up to is a verb.
- What is the past tense of chalk up to?
- The past tense of chalk up to is chalked up to.
Words near chalk up to in the dictionary
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