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
Recent Examples on the Web
This ticks off Elisabeth when parts of her body start withering away and growing exponentially older the more Sue messes with the status quo.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
Marks ticked off a litany of barriers to homeownership and how NACA works to remove those barriers.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2024
Each film, which will be released next year, ticked off a bucket-list entry.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024
The story sprints to one thing after another, detailing high points in Reagan’s life as though McNamara and Klausner were ticking off items on a grocery list.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 29 Aug. 2024
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
Marks ticked off a litany of barriers to homeownership and how NACA works to remove those barriers.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2024
Each film, which will be released next year, ticked off a bucket-list entry.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024
The story sprints to one thing after another, detailing high points in Reagan’s life as though McNamara and Klausner were ticking off items on a grocery list.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 29 Aug. 2024
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“Tick off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tick%20off. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.
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