rack up

1. (перехідне й неперехідне)To arrange in a rack.

   At the start of the game, the referee racks up the red balls.

   If you rack up, I'll break.

   place in a rack

2. (ідіома)To gain (points etc.; in a game or sport), to accumulate.

   Chelsea racked up another 3 points at home to Bolton.

   gain points in a game

3. (ідіома)To acquire, to gather together.

   By the age of 18, he had already racked up thousands of dollars in debt.

4. (ідіома)To defeat severely, to thrash.

   defeat thoroughly

5. To collect one's chips and cash out.

6. To attribute, chalk up.

1. The biggest regrets for college graduates are the huge debts they’ve racked up.

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2. Tom racked up a lot of debt because he was living beyond his means.

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3. When one of my coworkers starts racking up good sales figures I can't let down my guard.

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неправильне

• rack upотримуватиTo arrange in a rack.
• rack offTo go away; to sod off.
• rack outTo go to sleep as a group for the night; (by extension) to go to bed.