score (something) off (someone, something, or some place)

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score (something) off (someone, something, or some place)

To get something one wants from some person, place, or thing, especially for free. I scored two tickets to the concert off Janet's brother-in-law! I'm going to try to score some software from the IT department at work. We scored all our furniture off an online swap-and-shop site.
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Bellini, you can make sure you score off the pitch as well without a yellow card for looking scruffy.
Now with trainer Philip Hobbs, the five-year-old has shown enough in four starts over hurdles to suggest he will score off his current mark, having been dropped 2lb for last month's close-up sixth at Kempton.
Collectively, Warwickshire's batsmen failed to score off 10,583 deliveries in championship cricket last season.
Tim Groenewald was the worst offender though - he faced two deliveries and failed to score off either.
Jefferson failed to score off the next ball but then hit a soaring six to maintain the momentum in murky light, and when England captain Michael Vaughan was introduced with his off-spin he clattered his first ball over mid-wicket for six.
As in our baseline options, we will sometimes attempt to get a quick score off a sideline inbound situation.
No fewer than five players failed to keep a doublefigure score off their cards.
Strauss, publicly tormented by Warne after twice being dismissed at Edgbaston to huge turning deliveries, said: "The fact he has got me out a couple of times has made me think pretty hard about how I am looking to score off him in this series.
His top score off 113 balls helped Andy Moles' side reach 232 for six from their 45 overs.
Caernarfon's simple game plan of getting nine players behind the ball worked well after Marcus Orlik had fired past Lee Kendall to score off the post in the ninth minute.
A brilliant diving stop by Martin-Jenkins at deep gully denied Aftab Habib a certain boundary off the fifth ball after seven had been scored, and Paul Grayson was unable to score off Lewry's final delivery.
Bullets built up an unassailable 17-point lead inside the last two minutes, thanks to a couple of bombs from Rolston, and they sealed the game from the foul-line before Neil Nisbet came off the bench to bank the last score off the glass as time expired.
Liverpool needed four off the last ball, but failed to score off the final delivery from Pownall, ending on 116-9 to give Sefton victory by three runs.
"Next time he wants to score off the pitch, my advice is to lay off the champagne - then he might get somewhere."
Malaysia'sattempt to score off a penalty corner too was overturned by Indian defenders.