chalk up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour attribuer quelque chose à une cause, ou pour obtenir ou accumuler quelque chose, souvent un score ou un succès.

A phrasal verb used to attribute something to a cause or to achieve or accumulate something, often a score or success.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Attribute or creditinformal

   To consider something as the cause or reason for a result.

   attribuer, imputer

   • We can chalk up our success to hard work and dedication.
   • She chalked up her mistake to inexperience.
   • The team chalked up their victory to excellent teamwork.

   Synonymesaccreditascribeassignattributecreditimpute

2. Achieve or scoreinformal

   To achieve or obtain something, especially a score or a success.

   obtenir, marquer

   • The player chalked up another goal in the final minutes.
   • The company chalked up record profits this quarter.
   • He chalked up several wins in the tournament.

   Synonymesachieveattainclock uprack upregisterscoretally

   Antonymesfaillosemiss

Verbe de basechalk