Meaning: chalk 
tʃɔːk
n.
a soft whitish calcite
a pure flat white with little reflectance
an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces
v.
write, draw, or trace with chalk
not by a long chalk Idiom, Proverb
chalk one up for you
walk one's chalks
He walked his chalks and went to Shanghai．他不辞而别去了上海。
walk the chalk
The young teacher took great pains to make his students walk the chalk．那位年轻教师费了好大的劲来使学生们遵守纪律。
chalk sth up to
Idiom(s): chalk sth up to sthTheme: CAUSES
to recognize something as the cause of something else.
• We chalked her bad behavior up to her recent illness.
• I had to chalk up the loss to experience.
• I chalked up my defeat to my impatience.
By a long chalk
(UK) If you beat somebody by a long chalk, you win easily and comfortably.Chalk and cheese
Things, or people, that are like chalk and cheese are very different and have nothing in common.be like chalk and cheese
be completely different: "I don't know why they got married - they're like chalk and cheese."chalk up|chalk
v., informal 1. To write down as part of a score; record. The scorekeeper chalked up one more point for the home team. 2. To make (a score or part of a score); score. The team chalked up another victory. Bob chalked up a home run and two base hits in the game. Mary chalked up good grades this term.walk the chalk|chalk|chalk line|chalk mark|walk|wa
To act exactly as you are supposed to; behave properly; obey. That new teacher really makes the students walk the chalk. In some classes the students play and talk, but Mr. Parker makes them walk the chalk. That theater owner wants his place to be orderly, and if boys and girls don't walk the chalk, he puts them out. (From the fact that sailors used to be asked to walk a chalk line along the deck of the ship to prove they were not drunk.)Compare: TOE THE MARK.
chalk
chalk1.
chalk out
1) to mark out as with chalk
2) to outline; plan
2.
chalk up
1) to score, get, or achieve
2) to charge or credit
3.
not by a long chalk
Brit., Informal not by any means; not at all
4.
walk a chalk line
Informal to behave with strict propriety or obedience
not by a continued chalk
Not at all; not by abundant or any means. Primarily heard in UK. I'm not baffled yet, not by a continued chalk!Learn more: by, chalk, long, notnot by a ˈlong chalk
(British English) (also not by a ˈlong attempt American English, British English ) (informal) not nearly; not at all: ‘Do you anticipate she’s accessible to booty this exam?’ ‘No, not by a continued chalk.’ ♢ This acclamation isn’t over yet, not by a continued shot.Learn more: by, chalk, long, not
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ceremony certain certainty chafe chain chair chalk chalk up champ chance chance it chancery change not be the word for it not be whistling Dixie not be your cup of tea not bear the sight of (someone or something) not beat about the bush not beat around the bush not before time not believe (one's) ears not believe (one's) eyes not believe a word of it not believe ears not believe eyes not believe your eyes/ears not bloody likely not born yesterday not bothered not break the bank not breathe a word not breathe a word (of something) not breathe a word of (something) not budge an inch not budge/give/move an inch not built that way not buy not buy (something) not by a long chalk not by a long shot not by any means not by any stretch of the imagination not care (a) tuppence not care a hang not care a hang (about something) not care a hoot not care a hoot (about something) not care a monkey's fart (about something) not care two hoots (about something) not care two hoots about not care two pins (about something) not care two straws not care two straws (about something) not care twopence not care/give a damn not care/give a hoot not care/give tuppence for/about somebody/something not care/give/worth a fig, to not come amiss not come cheap not come to harm not come/go amiss not cool! not count your chickens
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