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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
tick somebody off
▪ I. ˌtick sbˈoff derived
1. (BrE, informal)to speak angrily to sb, especially a child, because they have done sth wrong
Syn: tell off
•I was always being ticked off for messy work.
related noun ↑ticking off
2. (NAmE, informal)to make sb angry or annoyed
•I was really ticked off when she was so late.
Main entry: ↑tickderived
▪ II. 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.
•It's a good idea to tick off the jobs on the list as you do them.
Main entry: ↑tickderived
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