chalk down

present singular third person chalks down · participle present chalking down · participle past chalked down · past chalked down

1. transitiveSynonym of chalk out (“make plans; sketch”).

   We were all seeking a place anyway and so agreed to live together. “Alright then buddies, let's chalk down the details tomorrow,” I said.

   2010, Rushikesh Samudra, The God who Failed

   Synonyms: chalk out

2. transitiveTo acknowledge or admit (a successful outcome, etc.).

   So let's chalk down at least a partial victory for scientific research methods . They are new in politics, but in marketing they have been tested for many years and are invaluable to many of our leading corporations […]

   1936, Sales Management, volume 39, page 787