score for

score for (someone or something)

1. To gain or achieve a point or unit of points in a game or contest on behalf of a team. A noun or pronoun can be used between "score" and "for" to specify the kind or amount of points that was scored. This is only the second time she has scored for her team so far this season. The player scored three goals for Germany in the World Cup.
2. To write or arrange the music to be played by someone or something or as an accompaniment to something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "score" and "for" to specify the kind or amount of points that was scored. They scored the piece for an entire chamber orchestra. The composer really came to prominence after scoring for the latest entry in the series of beloved sci-fi epics.
3. To make straight cuts or incisions into the surface of something for some purpose. A noun or pronoun can be used between "score" and "for" to specify the kind or amount of points that was scored. You'll want to score the fat of the duck for easier rendering. A handy trick when tiling walls is to score the surface of the drywall for better adhesion with the grout.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

score something for something

 
1. to arrange music for one or more musical instruments; to arrange music for a particular type of voice or voices. The arranger scored the music for two pianos. The arranger scored the song for a four-part chorus.
2. to scratch something, such as glass, for breaking. Valerie scored the piece of glass for breaking and then snapped it off. The worker scored the pane of glass for snapping off.
See also: score
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • angle
  • angling
  • not do (someone or oneself) any favors
  • buy (yourself) time
  • buy time
  • involve with
  • involve with (someone or something)
  • involved with
  • arrange for some time
  • arrange some music for
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The lower credit score for high income participants with 3 or more dependents may reflect a relatively small sample size effect for this subgroup (n=6).
At grade 4, the average score in large cities overall and the average scores in 14 of the 17 participating districts were lower than the average score for the nation.
In step three, the odds ratio is mapped to a credit score for each consumer, based on scorecard positions, to create the score-odds relationship.
They concluded that the relationship between Nottingham grade and Recurrence Score appears to indicate that it is unnecessary to perform Oncotype DX testing on cases that are Nottingham grade 1 or 3, as the Recurrence Score for the most part correlates with the Nottingham grade.
Oakridge 34, Glendale 6: Jeff Evangelista caught five passes for 81 yards and scored two TDs and Jake Boyd completed six passes for 136 yards and a score for the visiting Warriors.
For this sample, the mean score for the four objective examinations was 78.42; those scoring at or above the 75th percentile achieved a mean score of 86.00 or higher.
Now we are ready to calculate the difference score for each student.
Examine the score for any instances of cross-voicing ahead of time, mark them clearly on the score, perhaps with a highlighter reserved just for cross-voicings, and plan a strategy to cope with them, particularly with regard to fingering.
When it comes to James Horner--a score winner for "Titanic" in '97--Academy members voted his work on "House of Sand and Fog" above his lauded score for "The Missing."
The combined mean score for the undergraduate pre-service teachers responses was 3.70 (SD = 1.49), while the combined mean score for the veteran teachers in the master program was 2.00 (SD = .69).
Since white students score higher than black students on average, let's say that the average white score is 100, while the average score for black students is 80.
For example, on a 0-12-point scale for emotional function (in which a low score is good), the mean score for the total sample decreased from 5.2 to 2.1.
For example, the simulator would show any changes in score results if the consumer opened a new credit-card account or wanted to pay down credit-card balances Another new service will allow people to monitor their credit report and credit score for early indications of identity theft and fraud.
For Q4 the mean increases in score for placebo-treated patients ranged between 0.2 and 0.8 in each age group.
The chronic disease score improved prediction of infection by the NNIS risk index and augmented the ASA score for risk adjustment.