tick off

To mark an item on a list to show it is checked or finished.

• Tick off each name on the list.
• I ticked the jobs off as I finished them.
• Have you ticked off everything we need?

How to use it: tick off something / tick something off (Tick off each task when you finish it.)

Similar words: check off, mark off

Common phrases: tick off items, tick off names, tick something off

To make someone annoyed or angry.

• That noise ticks me off.
• Her rude reply ticked him off.
• Does it tick you off when people interrupt?

How to use it: tick someone off (His rude comments really ticked me off.)

Similar words: annoy, irritate, anger

Opposites: please

Common phrases: tick someone off, really tick off

To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.

• Mum ticked me off for being late.
• The coach ticked off the whole team.
• Did your boss tick you off about the mistake?

How to use it: tick someone off for something/doing something (The teacher ticked us off for talking.)

Similar words: tell off, scold, reprimand

Opposites: praise

Common phrases: tick someone off, tick off pupils

To name several things, usually one after another.

• He ticked off three reasons to stay.
• She ticked off their achievements on her fingers.
• The manager ticked off the main points before ending the meeting.

How to use it: tick off something / tick something off (She ticked off her objections one by one.)

Similar words: list, enumerate

Common phrases: tick off reasons, tick off achievements, tick off points