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

Granada Hills 3, Taft 1: The Highlanders finally scored off a Taft pitching staff that had gone 19 consecutive innings without giving up any runs in league play. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024

Parise, playing his third game for Colorado in his 19th NHL season, scored off a rush when the teams were skating 4-on-4. —Bob Sutton, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2024

There will be political points scored off of prudish hypocrisy and modern-day social rot. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024

New York tied the game at 10:49 of the third period when Jessie Eldridge scored off a scramble in front. —Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2024

William Eklund and Filip Zadina both scored off assists from Kunin in the first two periods when Chrona had 28 saves, including 16 in the second period when the Sharks took a 2-1 lead. —Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024

Saints took the lead in the 23rd minute, when University of San Diego signee Gus Velez scored off a rebound. —John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024

Valley, which went 1 of 15 in the first quarter, finally scored off a free throw at the 2:43 mark. —Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024

Smith scored off a pass from captain Lindsey Horan in the 14th minute. —CBS News, 21 July 2023