chalk up to

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chalk up to

verb chalks up to · chalking up to · chalked up to

idiomatic, transitive To attribute or account for something; to ascribe. Chalk it up to fear that he didn't finish.
Similar: accredit, impute, put down to, ascribe, attach, attribute, chalk up to, charge, draw, lay, repose

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verb idiomatic: to attribute something to something

Español	atribuir
Português	atribuir
Français	mettre sur le compte de, attribuer la responsabilité, attribuer le mérite
Italiano	incolpare, dare la responsabilità a, attribuire, ascrivere, addebitare, addossare la colpa su
Русский	приписать pripisatʹ

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@misc{chalk_up_to_2026,
  title = {chalk up to},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chalk%20up%20to},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}