chalk up to

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

chalk (something) up to

(transitive, idiomatic) To attribute or account for something.
Chalk it up to fear that he didn't finish.

Synonyms

put down to

Translations

idiomatic: to attribute something to something

Czech: přisoudit pf, přičíst (cs) pf co čemu
Finnish: laittaa jonkin piikkiin

French: mettre sur le compte de, attribuer la responsabilité, attribuer le mérite
Italian: incolpare (it), dare la responsabilità, attribuire (it), ascrivere (it), addebitare (it), addossare la colpa
Russian: приписать (ru) pf (pripisatʹ)

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