chalk off

1. (literally)To set off an area or shape with chalk.

2. (idiomatic)To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.

3. (idiomatic)To disallow or cancel

4. (transitive)To chalk (someone) up dismissively or jeeringly.

   We had chalked him off as an idiot!

5. (transitive)To dismiss or be dismissive towards (someone or something); to reject (someone or something).

   He seemed like an idiot, so I chalked him off.

6. (intransitive)To deduct from something; to separate from something.

   The funds are going to be chalked off from the events fund.

7. (transitive)To mark off (something).

8. (slang, transitive)To kill (someone).

1. A foul was committed and the goal was chalked off.

   deDas Tor wurde nach einem Foulspiel aberkannt.

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• chalk upTo achieve something.
• chalk offTo set off an area or shape with chalk.
• chalk outTo draw or write down (something) using chalk.
• chalk downSynonym of chalk out (“make plans; sketch”).
• chalk againstTo hold against or count against; to a hold a grudge regarding (something).