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Check the names off as the guests arrive.
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As I packed my case I checked everything off on my list.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
check something off — N. Amer. mark an item on a list to show that it has been dealt with. → check … English new terms dictionary
send something off — dispatch something by mail please take a moment or two to send off a check to a good cause * * * ˌsend sthˈoff derived to send sth to a place by post/mail • I m sending the files off to my boss tomorrow. Main entry: ↑sendderived … Useful english dictionary
ward something off — 1 she warded off the blow: PARRY, avert, deflect, block; evade, avoid, dodge. 2 garlic is worn to ward off evil spirits: REBUFF, avert, keep at bay … Useful english dictionary
tick 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 … Useful english dictionary
check — A commercial demand deposit instrument signed by the maker and payable on the presentation to the bank on which it is drawn. American Banker Glossary A bill of exchange representing a draft on a bank from deposited funds that pays a certain sum… … Financial and business terms
check — check1 verb 1》 examine the accuracy, quality, or condition of. ↘verify or establish to one s satisfaction. ↘informal, chiefly N. Amer. take notice of. 2》 stop or slow the progress of. ↘Ice Hockey hamper or neutralize (an opponent)… … English new terms dictionary
palm something off on someone — tv. to ucceed in spending counterfeit money; to succeed in cashing a bad check. (Underworld.) □ Max palmed four phony twenties off in less than an hour. CD Somebody palmed off a rubber check on me yesterday … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
off the top of your head — phrase immediately and without thinking very much Off the top of my head, I’d say we have about 200 members. Thesaurus: happening or done quickly, suddenly or immediatelysynonym Main entry: top * * * off the top of your head see ↑top … Useful english dictionary
check — check1 W2S1 [tʃek] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(find out)¦ 2¦(ask somebody)¦ 3¦(not do something)¦ 4¦(stop something)¦ 5¦(bags/cases etc)¦ 6¦(make a mark)¦ 7 Check Phrasal verbs check in check something<=>off … Dictionary of contemporary English
check — check1 [ tʃek ] verb *** ▸ 1 examine someone/something ▸ 2 look/ask again ▸ 3 stop action/event ▸ 4 mark to show agreement ▸ 5 give someone bags/suitcases ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) check or check over transitive to examine something in order to find out… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
