1.
If you tick off items on a list, you write a tick or other mark next to them, in order to show that they have been dealt with. ( mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use check off )
He ticked off my name on a piece of paper...
Tick it off in the box.
PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , V n P
2.
If you tick someone off , you speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong. ( BRIT INFORMAL )
His mum ticked him off at home...
Abdel felt free to tick him off for smoking too much...
Traffic police ticked off a pensioner for jumping a red light.
= tell off
PHRASAL VERB : V n P , V n P for -ing / n , V P n (not pron) for -ing / n , also V P n (not pron)
see also ticking off
3.
If you say that something ticks you off , you mean that it annoys you. ( AM INFORMAL )
I just think it’s rude and it’s ticking me off...
She’s still ticked off at him for brushing her off and going out with you instead.
PHRASAL VERB : V n P , V-ed P