chalk and talk
teaching by traditional methods focusing on the blackboard and presentation by the teacher as opposed to more informal or interactive methods – British
as different as chalk and cheese
fundamentally different or incompatible – British
The opposition of chalk and cheese hinges on their being totally different in all qualities other than their rather similar appearance.
by a long chalk
by far – British
This expression is based on the old custom of marking up points scored in a game with chalk on a blackboard, as is its opposite not by a long chalk meaning by no means….not at all.
walk the chalk
have your sobriety tested.
A traditional method of ascertaining whether someone is sober or not is to see whether they can walk along a line chalked on the ground without wobbling.
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