tick off
Verb
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Verb
tick off
- (sometimes, methaphorical) To sign with a tick.
- I ticked off Harry today because he announced he was present.
- I ticked three things off the list in my head, and had only four chores left to do.
- To list create or recite a list.
- (North America, transitive) To annoy, aggravate.
- It really ticks me off when people don't use proper punctuation.
- (British, transitive) To reprimand.
- Fred was ticked off by the teacher for playing around in class.
- (list) enumerate, recite; see also Thesaurus:tick off
- (annoy) bug, irk; see also Thesaurus:annoy
- (reprimand) admonish, tell off; see also Thesaurus:criticize
- French: agacer, énerver
- German: auf die Nerven gehen, (jemanden) auf die Palme bringen
- French: réprimander
- German: (jemanden) rüffeln
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