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单词 tick someone off
释义

tick someone off

1British informal Reprimand or rebuke someone: he was ticked off by Angela (as noun ticking off) he got a ticking off from the magistrate...
  • Then we were ticked off for not taking enough exercise.
  • She was ticking us off for a number of administrative errors but I think she has every confidence in the leadership we give to the appointments commission.
  • Beyond the door Matron was ticking Bentham off for leaving Thomas alone and the other nurses were gathering, quizzing each other and expressing dismay.
2North American informal Make someone annoyed or angry: (as adjective ticked off) Jefferson was a little ticked off, but he’ll come around...
  • Please forgive me and know that I likewise extend forgiveness to all who have offended, insulted, irritated, or otherwise ticked me off.
  • Those girls were always doing something to tick him off, angering him more than humanly possible.
  • So at this point, was I worried about ticking them off?

Synonyms

annoy, irritate, infuriate, anger, incense, inflame, enrage, vex, irk, chagrin, exasperate, madden, pique, provoke, nettle, disturb, upset, perturb, discompose, put out, try, try someone's patience, get on someone's nerves, bother, trouble, worry, agitate, ruffle, hound, rankle with, nag, torment, pain, distress, tease, frustrate, chafe, grate, fret, gall, outrage, displease, offend, disgust, dissatisfy, disquiet;
British rub up the wrong way;
Northern English mither
informal peeve, miff, bug, bite, eat, hassle, aggravate, rile, get to, hack off, make someone's blood boil, make someone see red, get someone's goat, get someone's hackles up, make someone's hackles rise, get someone's back up, get someone's dander up, drive up the wall, drive bananas, needle, be a thorn in someone's side/flesh, be a pain in the neck, ruffle someone's feathers, get in someone's hair, get up someone's nose, get under someone's skin, give someone a hard time
British informal nark, get on someone's wick, give someone the hump, wind up, get across
North American informal rankle, ride, gravel, bum out
New Zealand informal rark
vulgar slang piss off
British vulgar slang get on someone's tits
See parent entry: tick
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