TICK SB


Meaning of TICK SB in English

off

1.

( BrE , informal ) to speak angrily to sb, especially a child, because they have done sth wrong

SYN tell off

—related noun ticking off

2.

( NAmE , informal ) to make sb angry or annoyed

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.