chalk it down
B2 informal transitive
In simple words
Make sure you remember it by writing it down.
Literal meaning: Write it down using chalk — as a shopkeeper or barkeeper would note an order on a chalkboard.
Meanings
1 B2 informal
To make a note of something; to record it, often for later reference.
"Chalk it down — we need four large teas and two coffees."
2 B2
idiomatic
informal
To accept or register a fact, often as something definite or certain.
"You can chalk it down — he'll be late again."
Usage notes
Used mainly in British informal English. 'Chalk it down' is sometimes used as an imperative, telling someone to note something. The 'it' is fixed in this idiom.
Commonly used with
order time date name score fact
Forms
Base
chalk it down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
chalks it down
he/she/it
Past simple
chalked it down
yesterday
Past participle
chalked it down
have + pp
-ing form
chalking it down
continuous
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