Collocations for "chalk"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "chalk" in context.
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chalk
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [white, red, blue, green, rock] chalk
- a [stick, pack] of chalk
- [play, draw] with sidewalk chalk
- draw on the [sidewalk, driveway] with chalk
- drew [a line, markings, the perimeters] in chalk
- wrote on the [board, blackboard] with chalk
- [tallied, marked] the days with chalk
- applied chalk to his [snooker, billiards, pool] cue
- The weightlifter rubbed his hands with chalk.
- got chalk on my [hands, fingers, shirt]
- have run out of chalk
- extract chalk from the [rocks, cliff, cliff face, mountains]
- UK: (They're) like chalk and cheese.
- UK: not by a long chalk
- chalked his name on the [board]
- chalk it (up) on the [board, blackboard, wall]
- chalk out the [names, days]
- chalked the [names] out
- (the board) was chalked with [names, numbers, dates]
- chalked in [white, green, blue]
- chalk your [snooker, billiards, pool] cue
- chalked up [another victory, four consecutive wins]
- chalked up [10 points, five wins, three medals]
- the [player, team, side] chalked up [10 points]
- chalk off another [day, errand, task]
- chalk it up to [experience, a bad day, bad luck]
- draw a chalk line [around, between, on]
- covered in chalk [dust, marks]
- use a chalk eraser
- a chalk drawing (of)
- chalk deposits
'chalk' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):