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"etymology_text": "Probably from the fact that many problems were figured out using chalk on a chalk board.",
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},
{
"form": "chalking up",
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"text": "2012 The Economist, Sep 29th 2012 issue, Rural activism: Working the system\nIn recent years Mr Li, a divorced farmer with a laptop and internet access, has chalked up some stunning successes in resisting his village officials."
}
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"To achieve something."
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"(transitive) To achieve something."
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"word": "décrocher"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"word": "remporter"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"word": "multiplier"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"word": "totaliser"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"word": "engranger"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"word": "enregistrer"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"word": "inanellare"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"word": "collezionare"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"word": "infilare"
},
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zapisátʹ na svoj sčot",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "записа́ть на свой счёт"
}
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"text": "Give me another drink and chalk it up to John.",
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"To assign a debt to someone."
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"(archaic, Australia, slang) To assign a debt to someone."
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"etymology_text": "Probably from the fact that many problems were figured out using chalk on a chalk board.",
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}
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"(transitive) To achieve something."
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"To assign a debt to someone."
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"(archaic, Australia, slang) To assign a debt to someone."
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"word": "décrocher"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"word": "remporter"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"word": "multiplier"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"word": "totaliser"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"word": "engranger"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"word": "enregistrer"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"word": "inanellare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"word": "collezionare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"word": "infilare"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zapisátʹ na svoj sčot",
"sense": "to achieve something",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "записа́ть на свой счёт"
}
],
"word": "chalk up"
}
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