chalk something up to experience
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chalk something up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms chalk something up : present tense I/you/we/they chalk something up he/she/it chalks something up present participle chalking something up past tense chalked something up past participle chalked something up… … English dictionary
put something down to experience — put sth down to exˈperience idiom (also chalk sth up to exˈperience) used to say that sb should think of a failure as being sth that they can learn from • We lost a lot of money, but we just put it down to experience. Main entry: ↑ex … Useful english dictionary
chalk — chalk1 [ tʃɔk ] noun uncount a type of soft white stone a. count or uncount a stick of white or colored chalk, used for writing or drawing, especially on a chalkboard chalk chalk 2 [ tʃɔk ] verb transitive to write or draw something with chalk:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chalk — chalk1 [tʃo:k US tʃo:k] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: cealc, from Latin calx LIME12 , from Greek chalix small stone ] 1.) soft white or grey rock formed a long time ago from the shells of small sea animals = ↑limestone ▪ chalk cliffs 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
chalk — 1 noun (U) 1 soft white or grey rock formed a long time ago from the shells of small sea animals; limestone: chalk hills 2 also chalks (plural) small sticks of this substance, white or coloured, used for writing or drawing: a box of coloured… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Chalk (TV series) — Chalk Opening title. A crane shot descends outside of Galfast High. Format Sitcom Written by Steven Moffat … Wikipedia
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