chalking 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. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of chalk something up to experience
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chalking something up to experience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalking%20something%20up%20to%20experience

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Chicago

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