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5 English Phrasal Verbs With 'TICK'

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5 phrasal verbs with 'TICK'

Tick along

  1. Make reasonable progress without any serious problems
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: Things are TICKING ALONG at work while the director's away.

Tick away

  1. Pass (of time)
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The last few seconds TICKED AWAY and the team couldn't come back.

Tick by

  1. Pass (of time)
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The seconds TICKED BY and the team failed to score.

Tick off

  1. Annoy
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: She really TICKS me OFF when she doesn't reply to my emails.
  2. Scold
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: He TICKED me OFF for arriving late.
  3. Put a mark on an item in a list when it has been dealt with
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: She TICKED OFF our names when we arrived.

Tick over

  1. Continue working, but without improving
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The company TICKED OVER while she was away on holiday.
  2. Operate but without moving (engines)
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The mechanic left the engine TICKING OVER for a while to see if he could see what was causing the problem.

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