score off
Short definition from Wiktionary
Verb
- To defeat (especially in an argument), get the better of, achieve a success over, gain an advantage or win points over, make a point to the detriment or at the expense of, make appear foolish. Sometimes with particle on (someone).
- To delete or remove (especially from a list); to score out, strike out or strike off, cross out or cross off; to draw a line through.
- To defeat (someone) verbally; to win a confrontation with words; to tell (someone) off.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see score, off. To score from.
Noun
- The action or result of scoring off someone (a rebuttal, a point won).
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