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

In the second half, New Bedford had most of the offensive possession, but was only able to get one shot into the goal, which was Joao Pedro Dos Santos, who scored off the eighth corner for the Whalers in the 46th minute, with Flavio Martins taking that corner for the assist. —Zach McMahon, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025

Then, just before halftime, Josh Bauer beat Miami defenders in the box and scored off a Hany Mukhtar corner kick to put Nashville ahead 2-0. —Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025

Tari Eason led the Rockets in scoring off the bench, with 22 points, five rebounds, and five assists in the win. —Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025

But Reaves also had eight of the Lakers’ 25 turnovers, with the Blazers scoring 28 points off the Lakers’ giveaways in addition to the 35 second-chance points Portland scored off of its 19 offensive rebounds. —Khobi Price, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for score off

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