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chalk up (third-person singular simple present chalks up, present participle chalking up, simple past and past participle chalked up)

1. (transitive) To achieve something.

   to chalk up a victory

   • 2012 The Economist, Sep 29th 2012 issue, Rural activism: Working the system

     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.

2. (archaic, Australia, slang) To assign a debt to someone.

   Give me another drink and chalk it up to John.

3. (US, slang) To attribute to something, often tangentially.

   I know we lost, but can we chalk it up as a win?

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