- tick someone off
- tick someone off†to make someone angry. •
That really ticks me off!
•Doesn't that tick off everyone?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
That really ticks me off!
•Doesn't that tick off everyone?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 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
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 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
ˌtick sb ˈoff — phrasal verb informal 1) British to speak angrily to someone who has done something wrong 2) American to annoy someone … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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
tick off — verb put a check mark on or near or next to Please check each name on the list tick off the items mark off the units • Syn: ↑check, ↑check off, ↑mark, ↑mark off, ↑tick … Useful english dictionary
tick — tick1 noun 1》 Brit. a mark ( ) used to indicate that an item in a list or text is correct or has been chosen. 2》 a regular short, sharp sound, especially that made every second by a clock or watch. ↘Brit. informal a moment. 3》 Stock Exchange… … English new terms dictionary
tick — I. /tɪk / (say tik) noun 1. a slight, sharp recurring click or beat, as of a clock. 2. Colloquial a moment or instant: hang on just a tick. 3. a small mark, as a hooked, sloping dash (formed by two strokes at an acute angle) serving to draw… …