check off
phrasal verbcheck somebody/something off (especially North American English)
(British English usually tick somebody/something off)
- to put a mark (✓) next to a name or an item on a list to show that something has been dealt with
- Check the names off as the guests arrive.
- As I packed my case I checked everything off on my list.
Extra Examples- She began mentally checking off the things on her to-do list.
- The cartons were all checked off as they were unloaded.
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