score off
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score off
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verb scores off · scoring off · scored off
- To defeat (especially 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. Sometimes with particle on (someone). The old hag never missed out on any opportunity to score off on her daughter-in-law.
- To delete or remove (especially from a list); to score out, strike out or strike off, cross out or cross off; to draw a line through. You can score off my name, I quit.
- To defeat (someone) verbally; to win a confrontation with words; to tell (someone) off.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see score, off. To score from. A field goal or point after touchdown may be scored off a drop kick.
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verb to gain an advantage on somebody
| Español | aplastar, dominar, humillar, mortificar, señorear, poder más que |
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| Français | écraser, dominer, humilier, mortifier, prendre le dessus sur, aplatir |
| Italiano | afferrare la meglio |
verb to scratch somebody out of a list or a group
| Español | borrar, tachar, rayar, echar fuera, botar, mandar al carajo |
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| Français | biffer, rejeter, exclure, évincer, blackbouler, barrer |
| Italiano | cancellare |
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@misc{score_off_2026,
title = {score off},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/score%20off},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
