score with

score with (someone or something)

1. To make straight cuts or incisions (into some surface) with the use of some tool. A noun or pronoun is used between "score" and "for" to specify what is being scored. You'll want to score the fat of the duck with a sharp blade, as it will make rendering the fat much easier. First we have to score the sheet with this glass cutter so that it creates a clean, even break.
2. To gain or achieve acclaim, praise, appreciation, or credit with someone or some group. A noun or pronoun can be used between "score" and "with" to specify the kind or acclaim, praise, etc., one achieved. The government is aiming to score with environmental groups with its newest policy. You scored major brownie points with my parents for all the work you did around their back yard.
3. slang To engage in sexual activity with someone. A: "I heard you scored with Dave last night! How was it?" B: "Oh my god, Mary, that's none of your business!" He's more interested in trying to score with chicks when we go out than he is with actually spending time with his friends.
See also: score
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

score with (someone or a group)

Inf. to please someone or a group. Her rendition of "Old Kentucky Home" really scored with the audience. You really score with me.
See also: score
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • angle
  • angling
  • not do (someone or oneself) any favors
  • involve with
  • involve with (someone or something)
  • involved with
  • arrange for
  • arrange for some time
  • arrange some music for
  • ask back
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A chronic disease score with empirically derived weights.
Preoperative Drug Dispensing as Predictor of Surgical Site Infection
After the second submission, the average score with respect to this category remained relatively stable on the remaining submissions, suggesting the sustainability of the teachers' efforts.
Improving classroom assessment practices: a collaborative approach
The formula compares the match's actual score with the theoretically expected score based on the difference in the two players' ratings.
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