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51tick off — tick (someone) off to make someone angry. It just ticks me off to think that anyone who wants to can read my e mail. It was only a suggestion, not a criticism, and she didn t think it would tick off everyone at the meeting …
52tick all the right boxes — To meet or fit the criteria or expectations. For example, This product ticked all the right boxes for me , or That applicant s interview didn t go so well; it didn t tick any of my boxes …
53tick fever — n. any infectious disease transmitted by the bite of a tick, as Rocky Mountain spotted fever …
54tick-tack — tickˈ tack noun 1. Ticking of a clock, etc 2. (also ticˈ tac) bookmakers telegraphy by arm signals 3. See also ↑trick track adverb With recurring ticking • • • Main Entry: ↑tick …
55tick down — (of time) to move inexorably towards a deadline • • • Main Entry: ↑tick …
56tick shop — noun A shop where goods are given on credit • • • Main Entry: ↑tick …
57tick away/by/past — [phrasal verb] of time : to pass or go by Time is ticking away. She became impatient as the hours ticked by. • • • Main Entry: ↑tick …
58tick something off — ˌtick sb/sth ˈoff derived (BrE) (NAmE ˌcheck sb/sth ˈoff) to put a mark (✓) beside a name or an item on a list to show that sth has been dealt with • I ve ticked off the names of all those present …
59tick-seed — see tick n.1 3 …
60Tick-Tack-Quiz — war eine ca. 30 minütige Quizendung mit hohen Einschaltquoten, die von 1958 bis 1967 in der ARD ausgestrahlt wurde. Moderator war Fritz Benscher. Die vom Bayerischen Rundfunk produzierte Quizsendung lief zunächst in den vorabendlichen… …
