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Definition 2024

chalk_up_to

chalk up to

English

Verb

chalk (something) up to

(transitive, idiomatic) To attribute or account for something.
Chalk it up to fear that he didn't finish.

Translations

idiomatic: to attribute something to something

Czech: přisoudit pf, přičíst (cs) pf co čemu
Finnish: laittaa jonkin piikkiin
French: mettre sur le compte de, attribuer la responsabilité, attribuer le mérite