Phrasal Verbs With ‘Tick’. A Phrasal verb like Tick along, Tick away, Tick by, Tick off, Tick over, and more.
Phrasal Verbs With ‘Tick’
Tick along
Meaning: Make reasonable progress without any serious problems
Example: Things are Ticking along at work while the director’s away.
Tick away
Meaning: Pass (of time)
Example: Rachel holds me as the minutes tick away in the darkness.
Tick by
Meaning: Pass (of time)
Example: The slow hours seemed to tick by one tick at a time in the night.
Tick off
Meaning: Annoy
Example: It’s a good idea to tick off the jobs on the list as you do them.
Tick off
Meaning: Scold
Example: I had a good chance to tick off 1,00,000 people.
Tick off
Meaning: Put a mark on an item in a list when it has been dealt with
Example: It’s a good idea to tick off the jobs on the list as you do them.
Tick over
Meaning: Continue working, but without improving
Example: He allowed the engine to tick over for 5 minutes to make it warm up gradually.
Tick over
Meaning: Operate but without moving (engines)
Example: The Republicans and Democrats tick over with a skeleton staff and then hire specialist consultants for each campaign.
