tick off

verb

1. to mark with a tick

2. informal,  to scold; reprimand

Other Word Forms

• ticking off noun

Idioms and Phrases

Infuriate, make angry. For example, That article ticked me off. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s] For a vulgar synonym, see piss off.

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