to score off sb
1score off somebody — ˈscore off sb derived no passive (especially BrE) to show that you are better than sb, especially by making clever remarks, for example in an argument • He was always trying to score off his teachers. Main entry: ↑scorederived …
2score off — transitive verb : to get the better of : triumph over (as in an argument) the sissy who ends by scoring off the world which has been making fun of him Edmund Wilson scoring off an old opponent * * * score off or score points off (informal) To… …
3score off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms score off : present tense I/you/we/they score off he/she/it scores off present participle scoring off past tense scored off past participle scored off score off someone to gain an advantage over someone Why… …
4score off or score points off — Brit. informal outdo or humiliate, especially in an argument. → score …
5score off — verb a) To defeat ( in an argument), get the better of, achieve a success over, gain an advantage or win points over, make a point to the detriment or at the expense of, make appear foolish. . b) To delete or remove (especially from a list); to… …
6score-off — noun The action or result of scoring off someone (a rebuttal, a point won). There were a thousand and one gems of café chatter, of tit for tattle – of score offs and well rubbed ins …
7score off — Achieve success against (a person, usu. to his detriment) …
8score a point (off somebody) — ˌscore a ˈpoint/ˈpoints (off/against/over sb) idiom = ↑score off somebody Main entry: ↑scoreidiom …
9score a points (off somebody) — ˌscore a ˈpoint/ˈpoints (off/against/over sb) idiom = ↑score off somebody Main entry: ↑scoreidiom …
10score a point (against somebody) — ˌscore a ˈpoint/ˈpoints (off/against/over sb) idiom = ↑score off somebody Main entry: ↑scoreidiom …
