Chalk it up
意味: To record a debt or score; to put drinks on a tab.
Originally from recording pub debts or game scores on a chalkboard. 'Chalk it up' means to add to a running total—either money owed or points scored. In pubs, it meant adding drinks to your tab. The phrase extended to mean recording any achievement or debt.
例文
- Chalk it up—I'll pay at the end. 先记账——我最后一起付。Apúntalo, ya pagaré al final.ツケにしといて。最後に払うから。외상으로 달아놔. 나중에 계산할게.
- Chalk up another win for the darts team. 给飞镖队再记上一场胜利。Apunta otra victoria para el equipo de dardos.ダーツチームにまた一勝を記録だ。다트 팀에 또 한 승을 기록하자.
- Chalk it up to experience. 就当是一次经验教训吧。Ponlo en la cuenta de la experiencia.いい経験だったと思おう。경험으로 삼자.
発音
/tʃɔːk ɪt ʌp/
使い方ガイド
場面: tabs, scores, debts
トーン: casual, practical
✓ 正しい言い方
- Chalk it up记账apuntarloツケにする・記録する외상으로 적다
- Chalk up记录registrar記録する기록하다
- Put it on the slate记在账上ponerlo en la cuentaツケにする외상으로 넣다
よくある間違い
- 'Chalk it up to experience' means learn from it
- Related to 'on the slate' for pub debts
起源と歴史
From the literal practice of writing debts or scores on a chalkboard in pubs. Before electronic tills, landlords kept track of tabs with chalk. The phrase extended metaphorically to any recording of debts or achievements.
語源: From chalk records on pub boards
初出: 17th century
文化的背景
Era: 17th century onwards
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Traditional pub practices
Regional notes: Universal idiom with pub origins.
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