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to tick off
[phrase form: tick]
01
to anger or frustrate someone by one's actions or behaviors
Transitive: to tick off sb
Informal02
to put a check mark on or near an item on a list, often to indicate completion or acknowledgment
Transitive: to tick off an item on a list
03
to tell someone they did something wrong and express one's anger or disapproval about it
Transitive: to tick off a person or their actions
tick off
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Example
His constant interruptions during the meeting really ticked off his colleagues.
The careless remarks made by the speaker managed to tick off several audience members.
The teacher ticked off the student for not finishing the assignment.
She ticked off her colleague for being late to meetings.
The teacher asked the students to tick off their names on the attendance sheet.
