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.

Examples of score off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Not unlike a basketball team that becomes averse to scoring off a fast break, the Leafs don’t generate many of the easy chances that come in transition when foes are outnumbered and/or out of structure. —Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025

However, Morgan Rielly stopped any momentum the Panthers might have seized, scoring off a two-on-one rush 19 seconds after Jones’ goal. —Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025

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

Rhymes for score off

• cerenkov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff