chalked something up to experience

A form of chalk something up to experience — To take a lesson from a bad outcome instead of grieving it.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of chalk something up to experience
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APA

chalked something up to experience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalked%20something%20up%20to%20experience

MLA

“chalked something up to experience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalked%20something%20up%20to%20experience. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chalked something up to experience,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalked%20something%20up%20to%20experience.

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