score off
To cross something out on paper, or to win an argument by making the other person look silly.
Meanings
To draw a line through a word or item on a list to indicate it has been removed or dealt with.
"She scored off each item on the checklist as she finished packing."
To gain a social or intellectual advantage over someone, especially by making them look foolish in an argument.
"He was always trying to score off his colleagues in meetings rather than working as a team."
Two distinct meanings: (1) the textual sense of crossing out words is fairly formal and found in editing contexts; (2) the interpersonal sense of gaining advantage over someone is more British and found in literary or journalistic writing. The interpersonal sense is somewhat old-fashioned.
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