chalk it up



chalk it up

To link something that has happened to a particular reason or circumstance. Don't get too down on yourselves after this loss, boys. Let's just chalk it up to inexperience and move on. Sure, getting a B in Algebra is disappointing, but I'm just going to chalk it up to the fact that I'm usually terrible at math!
See also: chalk, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Llew-Welsh, Welsh Mythology
MarttiMAHRT-teeFinnish
Damjan-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Abia-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Jacob['dʒeikəb]
Ora (2)-Hebrew