chalk Idioma
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
chalk up
chalk up1) Score or earn, as in She chalked up enough points to be seeded first in the tournament. This term alludes to recording accounts (and later, scores) in chalk on a slate. [c. 1700]
2) Credit or ascribe, as They chalked their success up to experience. [First half of 1900s]
An chalk idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with chalk, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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