tick off

1. PHRASAL VERB: 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 ].

• He ticked off my name on a piece of paper.
• Tick it off in the box.

 in American English, usually use check off. 

2. PHRASAL VERB: 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.    

   = tell off   

3. PHRASAL VERB: 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.

cf. 6. VERB: If you talk about what makes someone tick, you are talking about the beliefs, wishes, and feelings that make them behave in the way that they do.[ INFORMAL ]    

• He wanted to find out what made them tick.
  

자료: Collins Cobuild, http://eedic.naver.com/eedic.naver?mode=word&id=29250&rd=s