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chalking up to

chalking up to is the present participle and gerund of chalk up to.

Meaning of chalk up to

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)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To attribute or account for something; to ascribe.
    • Chalk it up to fear that he didn't finish.

Questions about chalking up to

What is chalking up to the present participle and gerund of?
Chalking up to is the present participle and gerund of chalk up to.

Words near chalking up to in the dictionary

  1. chalking it down
  2. chalking off
  3. chalking out
  4. chalking something up to experience
  5. chalking up
  6. chalking up to
  7. chalkings
  8. chalkitis
  9. chalkland
  10. chalklands
  11. chalkless

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