- Score or earn. 2. Credit or ascribe something to a cause.
Examples:
- She chalked up enough points to be seeded first in the tournament.
Origin: Sense 1: c. 1700; Sense 2: First half of 1900s; alludes to recording scores in chalk
Examples:
Origin: Sense 1: c. 1700; Sense 2: First half of 1900s; alludes to recording scores in chalk