| 单词 | tee off |
| 释义 | tee offSEE SYNONYMS FOR tee off ON THESAURUS.COM verb (adverb)golf to strike (the ball) from a tee, as when starting a hole informal to begin; start Words nearby tee offteensy-weensy, teenter, teeny, teenybopper, teeny-weeny, tee off, teepee, tee-piece, tee-plate, Tees, tee shirt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with tee offtee off Start or begin, as in We teed off the fundraising drive with a banquet. This usage is a metaphor taken from golf, where tee off means “start play by driving a golf ball from the tee.” [Second half of 1900s] Make angry or irritated, as in That rude comment teed him off, or I was teed off because it rained all weekend. [Slang; mid-1900s] Also see tick off. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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