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to tick off
[phrase form: tick]
01
to anger or frustrate someone by one's actions or behaviors
Dialect
American
AmericanTransitive: to tick off sb
Informal
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
action verb
regular
separable
particle
off
base verb
tick
present tense
tick off
3rd person singular
ticks off
present participle
ticking off
past simple
ticked off
past participle
ticked off
Examples
His constant interruptions during the meeting really ticked off his colleagues.
02
to tell someone they did something wrong and express one's anger or disapproval about it
Dialect
British
BritishTransitive: to tick off a person or their actions
Examples
The teacher ticked off the student for not finishing the assignment.
03
to put a check mark on or near an item on a list, often to indicate completion or acknowledgment
DialectBritish
BritishTransitive: to tick off an item on a list
Examples
As you finish each task, tick it off on the to-do list.
