From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtick somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb1 TELL somebody OFF British English informal to tell someone angrily that you are annoyed with them or disapprove of them Mrs Watts will tick you off if you’re late again.2 LIST British English to mark the things on a list with a tick to show that they have been dealt with, chosen etc SYN check off American English As you finish each task, tick it off. Have you ticked off Kate’s name on the list?3 ANNOY American English informal to annoy someone Her attitude is really ticking me off.4 American English to tell someone a list of things, especially when you touch a different finger as you say each thing on the list Carville began ticking off points on his fingers. → tick→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
tick off• Her voice was no longer the fussy one she put on for ticking Léonie off.• No, sending a reporter against the families' wishes only ensures that we will tick those families off.• As she began to tick them off, a manservant rushed up with a magnum of champagne.• She ticks them off, one by one, on her long slender fingers.• Donald, Hector, Alexander, Andrew, she ticked them off sometimes as a litany of fortunate deliverances.• I could almost see him ticking me off the list of people to inform of his change of address.• She listed the points she wanted to make, ticking them off when she found the precise words she wanted to use. 