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Definition of chalk up phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chalk up

phrasal verb
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chalk up something
  1. (informal) to achieve or record a success, points in a game, etc.
    • The team chalked up their tenth win this season.
    • As a Hollywood actor he has chalked up a number of box-office successes.
    • They will have chalked up 40 years of marriage this summer.
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