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Idiom

go off at score

Meaning

To break suddenly into a gallop.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The horse started to go off at score across the field.”

“As soon as the rider touched the reins, the horse began to go off at score.”

“Startled by the sudden crack of thunder, the stallion went off at score, galloping wildly toward the distant tree line.”

Examples

simple

“The horse started to go off at score across the field.”

contextual

“As soon as the rider touched the reins, the horse began to go off at score.”

complex

“Startled by the sudden crack of thunder, the stallion went off at score, galloping wildly toward the distant tree line.”

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