- score points off someone
- score points off someone1. To advance at the expense of another2. To outwit, get the better of someone in an argument or repartee• • •Main Entry: ↑point
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
score points off someone
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score points — phrase to gain an advantage over other people, especially by saying or doing something that makes a particular person or group of people like you score points with: He scored points with teachers by proposing shorter working hours. score points… … Useful english dictionary
score — /skɔ / (say skaw) noun 1. the record of points made by the competitors in a game or match. 2. the aggregate of points made by a side or individual. 3. the scoring of a point or points. 4. Education the performance of an individual, or sometimes… …
score — score1 W2S3 [sko: US sko:r] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a game)¦ 2¦(in a test or experiment)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4 on that score 5 know the score 6 settle a score 7¦(mark)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1000 1100; : Old Norse; Origin: sk … Dictionary of contemporary English
score — [[t]skɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦♦ scores, scoring, scored (In meaning 10, the plural form is score.) 1) VERB In a sport or game, if a player scores a goal or a point, they gain a goal or point. [V n] Against which country did Ian Wright score his first… … English dictionary
score 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… … Useful english dictionary
score — noun 1》 the number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in a game or by an individual. ↘a mark or grade. 2》 (the score) informal the state of affairs; the real facts. 3》 (plural same) a group or set of twenty. ↘a large amount or number:… … English new terms dictionary
score — score1 [ skɔr ] verb *** ▸ 1 gain point in game/sport ▸ 2 achieve level on test ▸ 3 record score in game ▸ 4 succeed in doing something ▸ 5 obtain ▸ 6 have sex with someone ▸ 7 mark line into surface ▸ 8 write/arrange music ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
score — 1 noun (C) 1 IN A GAME the number of points that each team or player has won in a game or competition: the score: What s the score? | keep (the) score (=make a record of the score): Is anybody keeping score? | final score: The final score was… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
score */*/*/ — I UK [skɔː(r)] / US [skɔr] verb Word forms score : present tense I/you/we/they score he/she/it scores present participle scoring past tense scored past participle scored 1) [intransitive/transitive] to get a point in a game or sport No one scored … English dictionary
cutoff score — UK US (also cut off score) noun [C] ► the minimum number of points that someone must score on a test in order to be considered for a job, etc.: »The cutoff score for trainee selection is 25 … Financial and business terms
