score off (someone)



score off (someone)

To gain an advantage over, outdo, defeat, triumph over, humiliate, or make some detrimental remark to someone. Primarily heard in UK. It feels as though I'm scoring off life every time I harvest a vegetable out of my back garden. Mark's younger cousin always makes a point of scoring off him when they get into arguments as a way of flaunting his intellect.
See also: off, score

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dumisani-Southern African, Zulu
Babar-Urdu
Ji-Eunjee-uwnKorean
IstvÁN-Hungarian
PhyllisFIL-is (English)Greek Mythology, English, German
Victorina-Late Roman