tick off
verb (tr, adverb)
to mark with a tick
informal, mainly British to scold; reprimand
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Derived forms of tick off
ticking off or ticking-off, nounWords nearby tick off
tickler file, tickle the ivories, ticklish, tickly, Ticknor, tick off, tick over, tick paralysis, tickseed, ticktack, tick-tack-toe
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Idioms and Phrases with tick off
tick off
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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