rack up

verb

1. to accumulate (points)

2. Also: rack down. to adjust the vertical alignment of (the picture from a film projector or telecine machine) so that the upper or lower edges of the frame do not show

Idioms and Phrases

Accumulate or score, as in Last night's episode of that new sitcom racked up at least fifteen points in the ratings. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

Related Words

• accomplish 
• attain 
• earn 
• obtain 
• realize