- ˌtick sb ˈoff
- phrasal verb
informal1) Britishto speak angrily to someone who has done something wrong2) Americanto annoy someone
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ˌtick sb ˈoff
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tick someone off — Brit. informal reprimand or rebuke someone. → tick tick someone off N. Amer. informal make someone annoyed or angry. → tick … English new terms dictionary
tick someone off — tick (someone) off to make someone angry. It just ticks me off to think that anyone who wants to can read my e mail. It was only a suggestion, not a criticism, and she didn t think it would tick off everyone at the meeting … New idioms dictionary
tick something off — ˌtick sb/sth ˈoff derived (BrE) (NAmE ˌcheck sb/sth ˈoff) to put a mark (✓) beside a name or an item on a list to show that sth has been dealt with • I ve ticked off the names of all those present … Useful english dictionary
tick sb off — UK US tick sb/sth off Phrasal Verb with tick({{}}/tɪk/ verb [T] UK (US check) UK (US check sb/sth off) ► to put a symbol next to a name, etc. on a list to show that something has been done or dealt with, someone is present, etc.: »Tick off all… … Financial and business terms
tick sth off — UK US tick sb/sth off Phrasal Verb with tick({{}}/tɪk/ verb [T] UK (US check) UK (US check sb/sth off) ► to put a symbol next to a name, etc. on a list to show that something has been done or dealt with, someone is present, etc.: »Tick off all… … Financial and business terms
tick someone off — tv. to make someone angry. (See also ticked (off).) □ That really ticks me off! CD Doesn’t that tick off everyone? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tick someone off — (Brit. informal).See reprimand verb. → tick * * * 1) informal make someone annoyed or angry 2) Brit. informal reprimand or rebuke someone he was ticked off by Angela | [as n.] … Useful english dictionary
ˌtick sth ˈoff — phrasal verb British to put the symbol ✓ next to something on a list to show that you have dealt with it … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
tick somebody off — … Useful english dictionary
tick off — tick (someone) off to make someone angry. It just ticks me off to think that anyone who wants to can read my e mail. It was only a suggestion, not a criticism, and she didn t think it would tick off everyone at the meeting … New idioms dictionary
