chalk off

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chalk off

  1. (idiomatic) To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.
    • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Andros Townsend calms England's nerves in taming of Montenegro (in The Guardian, 11 October 2013)
      Yet Wayne Rooney scored at a good time, three minutes after the restart, to soothe any gathering nerves and the night can ultimately be chalked off as one of the finest occasions of Hodgson's 17 months in the job.
  2. (idiomatic) To disallow or cancel
    • 2019 April 17, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 4-3 Tottenham Hotsput”, in BBC News‎:
      In one last extraordinary twist, City thought they had snatched victory and Sterling a hat-trick, but emotions switched instantly as once again VAR had the final word and the goal was chalked off.
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