go off at score

go off at score
(go off (set off или start) at score (тж. go off (at) full score))
с жаром приняться за что-л., энергично начинать что-л. (особ. разговор на любимую тему)

Madge no sooner received the catch word, than she vindicated Ratcliffe's sagacity by setting off at score with the song. (W. Scott, ‘The Heart of Mid-Lothian’, ch. XVII) — Как только Мадж услышала знакомую песню, она поступила так, как и предвидел Ратклифф: начала с увлечением петь сама...

The conversation soon becoming general, lest the black-eyed should go off at score and turn sarcastic, that young lady related to Jemima a summary of everything she knew concerning Mr. Dombey, his prospects, family, pursuits and character. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Dombey and Son’, ch. VI) — Когда завели общий разговор, чтобы черноглазая не оседлала сразу своего конька и не начала язвить, эта молодая леди поведала вкратце Джемайме все, что знала о мистере Домби, его видах на будущее, семействе, занятиях и характере.

In every year of a boy's school-life he learned to read two or three little books, and he usually had these so well by heart that he could go off at score if you started him on any given page.(EI) — В школе за год мальчик прочитывал две-три книжки. Он знал их наизусть и без запинки пересказывал содержание любой указанной ему страницы.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • score off — transitive verb : to get the better of : triumph over (as in an argument) the sissy who ends by scoring off the world which has been making fun of him Edmund Wilson scoring off an old opponent * * * score off or score points off (informal) To… …   Useful english dictionary

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