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score against
score against someone or something
to make a point or goal against someone or some team. Because of his bad ankle, Fred was unable to score against his defender. We never scored against the visiting team.
score something (up) against someone or something
to tally up a score against someone or some team. Tara scored a few points against Sally. The Bears scored up thirteen points against the Giants.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Mithras | | MITH-rəs (English) | Persian Mythology (Hellenized) |
| Kristian | | KREES-tyahn (Swedish), KREES-tee-ahn (Finnish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish |
| Kodey | | KO-dee | English (Rare) |
| Kaloyan | | - | Bulgarian |
| Itsaso | | - | Basque |
| Atalanta | | - | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |