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Hly2004 Posted 20 years ago
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score points off ?

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01font00Brit.02font00 01font00informal02font00 outdo or humiliate, especially in an argument. 02br
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00deliberately make oneself appear superior to someone else by making clever remarks02br
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00I don't know why the two phrase mean this. What're the origins?050010id1
  

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02font 00 01font 00informal02font 00 outdo or humiliate, especially in an argument. 02br 01b 00score points02b 00 - deliberately make oneself appear superior to someone else by making clever remarks. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02font 0-

— Clive

  • 02font 00 01font 00informal02font 00 outdo or humiliate, especially in an argument.
  • 02br 01b 00score points02b 00 - deliberately make oneself appear superior to someone else by making clever remarks.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02font 0-
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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01b00score points off02b00 01font00Brit.02font00 01font00informal02font00 outdo or humiliate, especially in an argument. 02br
01b00score points02b00 - deliberately make onesel
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0I got it, it's just what I thought.05002br
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00Thanks.010id1
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