score off

phrasal verb

scored off; scoring off; scores off
British, informal
: to say or do something in order to get an advantage over (someone)
They're always trying to score off each other.

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Georgia scored the game’s next 24 points, but the Sooners rallied, tying the game at 38 and taking the lead on a 46-yard scoop and score off a Sony Michel fumble with 6:52 left. David Ubben, New York Times, 22 May 2025 Penelope Hocking scored off a cross from rookie Taylor Huff in the 23rd minute, and Caroline Conti converted a penalty kick five minutes later after Emily Menges was taken down in the box. Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 19 May 2025 Anunoby often scores off leak-outs, kick-ahead passes, or catch-and-shoot threes in rhythm. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025 Tyler Nicholas scored off a feed from Granara to give Reading a 4-1 lead early in the second quarter. Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for score off

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“Score off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/score%20off. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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