on that/this score
idiom
: with regard to the thing that is being discussed
The work will be done on time. You have nothing to worry about on that score.
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Even Hayek and Friedman talked confidently about a flat 25 percent income tax—as if Andrew Mellon, who had unmatched wisdom on this score, was incorrect that any rate over 10 percent prompts the full menace of flows into economically unproductive shelters.
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Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
As yet, there has been no real progress on that score.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
But the Mets are thinking bigger these days, in ways that extend beyond winning the occasional back page of the New York tabloids, though signing Juan Soto to a 15-year, $765 million contract did plenty on that score.
—Howard Megdal, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Tea type and the grind level also played a part in adsorbing toxic metals, with finely ground black tea leaves performing the best on that score.
—Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2025
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Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
As yet, there has been no real progress on that score.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
But the Mets are thinking bigger these days, in ways that extend beyond winning the occasional back page of the New York tabloids, though signing Juan Soto to a 15-year, $765 million contract did plenty on that score.
—Howard Megdal, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Tea type and the grind level also played a part in adsorbing toxic metals, with finely ground black tea leaves performing the best on that score.
—Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2025
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“On that/this score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20that%2Fthis%20score. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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