chalk out
verb
(tr, adverb) to outline (a plan, scheme, etc); sketch
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How to use chalk out in a sentence
Now I'll chalk out the position an' give her the course—magnetic, to make sure.
"Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea | Morgan RobertsonHence the saying now runs, chalk out a prison on the ground, and no one would remain within.
A History of Chinese Literature | Herbert A. GilesIf you get tired of sitting at your desk, you may take your board and your chalk out to the door and sit upon the step.
Mary Erskine | Jacob AbbottHow much I have to pick up; what a compendious scheme of reading I and my father chalk out!
The Caxtons, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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