tick off
verb
ticked off; ticking off; ticks off
1
: to make angry or indignant
the cancellation really ticked me off
Examples of tick off in a Sentence
she royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised
it really ticks me off when someone says something like that
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The family dove straight into Broadway, ticking off Suffs, Appropriate, Sweeney Todd, and Titanique in their time here.
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The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
Now that the turkey has been done and dusted, time to start ticking off those wish list items off your shopping list.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
As time ticked off the clock, Eberflus stood on the sideline as if dumbstruck and never called timeout as the Bears prepared for the next play.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
As the seconds slowly ticked off, the celebration began on the Scorpions’ sideline.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 23 Nov. 2024
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The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
Now that the turkey has been done and dusted, time to start ticking off those wish list items off your shopping list.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
As time ticked off the clock, Eberflus stood on the sideline as if dumbstruck and never called timeout as the Bears prepared for the next play.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
As the seconds slowly ticked off, the celebration began on the Scorpions’ sideline.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Tick off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tick%20off. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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