chalk up
(archaic, Australia, slang) To assign a debt to someone.
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We can chalk up Neptune recognizing Rouge's name because it means Red. Why would Neptune KNOW her if she's a NEET
The most significant news revealed in this one is that the government thinks there probably won’t be enough jet fuel for most of you to go on your summer holidays abroad this year, so that’s another one to chalk up fo…
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(archaic, Australia, slang) To assign a debt to someone.
: 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.
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(United States, slang) To attribute to something, often tangentially.
Give me another drink and chalk it up to John.
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(transitive) To achieve something.
“We can chalk up Neptune recognizing Rouge's name because it means Red. Why would Neptune KNOW her if she's a NEET”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The most significant news revealed in this one is that the government thinks there probably won’t be enough jet fuel for most of you to go on your summer holidays abroad this year, so that’s another one to chalk up for the gaiety of the nation.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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