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词组 chalk up to
释义
Idiom
chalk up tochalk (something) up to (something else)
to say that something is caused by something else.
She doesn't even bother to say thank you, but I just chalk it up to bad manners and try not to let it bother me.

Phr V
chalk up to
chalks, chalking, chalked
chalk up sth to sth or chalk sth up to sth
mainly American & Australian to think that a problem or bad experience is caused by something else
The company chalked up their deficit to problems in manufacturing.If a relationship breaks up you just have to chalk it up to experience (= accept failure and learn from the experience)
phrasechalk up to1. chalk sth up to sthchalk up sth to sth AmE to think or say that something happened because of something else: The instructor couldn't understand Katz's strange behaviour but chalked it up to boredom. SIMILAR TO: put down to, attribute to formal2. chalk it up to experience to accept a failure or disappointment calmly and consider it as an experience that you can learn something from: Our relationship didn't work out, but oh well - chalk it up to experience.
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chalk (something) up to (something)

To attribute something to something else (which is stated after "to"). They're a very young team, so we'll chalk this loss up to inexperience and nerves.
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