tick off
phrasal verbtick somebody off
- (British English, old-fashioned, informal) to speak angrily to somebody, especially a child, because they have done something wrong synonym tell somebody off
- I was always being ticked off for messy work.
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- (North American English, informal) to make somebody angry or annoyed
- It really ticked me off when he said I was late.
tick somebody/something off (British English)
(North American English check somebody/something off)
- to put a mark (✓) next to a name or an item on a list to show that something has been dealt with
- I’ve ticked off the names of all those present.
- It’s a good idea to tick off the jobs on the list as you do them.