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put a check mark on or near or next to
mark off the units
Please check each name on the list
tick off the items
How To Use tick off In A Sentence
- Or tick off two trends at once with a pair of stripey dungarees. The Sun
- Just a quick snorkel should be enough to tick off this playful fish, which loves shallow lagoons and sheltered reefs. Times, Sunday Times
- It was as if he were watching the scoreboard clock tick off the final days of his career. NOBODY'S BABY BUT MINE
- I watched the clock tick off the seconds, and finally click over into place.
- He wants to wipe her lipstick off his face and reaches for a handkerchief in his breast pocket.
- The rest of the cruise continued to tick off fabulous Greek islands. The Sun
- Some say it's something to tick off their bucket list. Times, Sunday Times
- The rest of the cruise continued to tick off fabulous Greek islands. The Sun
- She wiped her lipstick off with a tissue.
- I am generally a rational person, and could tick off many a reason why dashing my body against a rock club's begrimed floor isn't a good idea.
