notch up

notch up

To add something to a tally. A noun or pronoun can be used between "notch" and "up." Tamara notched up yet another sale this afternoon. She's been moving our stock like crazy lately! The team finally notched its first victory up after playing six games in the regular season.
See also: notch, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

notch something up

to count up something; to add up or score something. We notched yet another victory up in our efforts to regain the trophy. Well, it looks like we notched up another victory.
See also: notch, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • add in
  • involve with
  • involve with (someone or something)
  • involved with
  • arrange for
  • arrange for some time
  • arrange some music for
  • back into
  • back into (someone or something)
  • angle
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