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chalks up to

chalks up to is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 chalks up to

What is chalks up to the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Chalks up to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chalk up to.

Words near chalks up to in the dictionary

  1. chalks it down
  2. chalks off
  3. chalks out
  4. chalks something up to experience
  5. chalks up
  6. chalks up to
  7. chalkstick fracture
  8. chalkstone
  9. chalkstones
  10. chalkstony
  11. chalkstripe

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