Synonyms for chalk up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : chawk |
| Phonetic Transcription : tʃɔk |
Définition of chalk up
Origin :- 1570s, "to mix with chalk;" 1590s as "to mark with chalk," from chalk (n.). Related: Chalked; chalking. Old English had cealcian "to whiten." Certain chalk marks on shipped objects meant "admitted" or "shipped free," hence some figurative senses. Chalk boards also were commonly used in keeping credit, score, etc., hence figurative use of chalk it up (1903).
- verb attribute
- verb score
- Presently some wags began to chalk up 'Fotheringay for ever!'
- Extract from : « The History of Pendennis » by William Makepeace Thackeray
- For dishonourable conduct the committee can also chalk up a member's name.
- Extract from : « Old and New London » by Walter Thornbury
- Presently some wags began to chalk up "Fotheringay forever!"
- Extract from : « A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 » by William Makepeace Thackeray
- At the seaside bathing pavilions they have a blackboard whereon they chalk up "70" or "72" or whatever they think folks will like.
- Extract from : « Back Home » by Eugene Wood
- When this administration wants to chalk up a desirable name for early promotion, the Hosannah would like a chance to sudgest.
- Extract from : « A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- The Giants did a little better in the first inning, though not well enough to chalk up a run.
- Extract from : « Baseball Joe, Home Run King » by Lester Chadwick
- They'll take our line, an' we're to chalk up the position an' the course to New York.
- Extract from : « "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea » by Morgan Robertson
- I can chalk up a score with more rapidity than any man in England,' was his melancholy jest.
- Extract from : « The Wits and Beaux of Society » by Grace & Philip Wharton
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