tick sb/sth ↔ off phr v [T] 1BrE informal to angrily tell someone that they should not have done something 【英,非正式】 斥责,责备〔某人〕 2AmE informal to annoy someone 【美,非正式】 激怒 3BrE to put a tick next to something on a list to show that it has been done 【英】 勾掉; 划掉〔表示某事已完成〕