tee someone off

tee someone off
tv. to make someone angry. (See also teed off.)
That really teed me off! CD Well, you sure managed to tee off everybody!

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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  • tee — tee1 [ti:] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: teaz tee (1600 1700) (mistaken as plural), probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) a small object that you use in a game of ↑golf to hold the ball above the ground before you hit it 2.) the place where… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tee off — {v.} 1. To hit the golf ball from a small wooden peg or tee to begin play for each hole. * /We got to the golf course just in time to see the champion tee off./ 2. {slang} To hit a ball, especially a baseball very hard or far. * /He teed off on… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • tee off — {v.} 1. To hit the golf ball from a small wooden peg or tee to begin play for each hole. * /We got to the golf course just in time to see the champion tee off./ 2. {slang} To hit a ball, especially a baseball very hard or far. * /He teed off on… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • tee off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone or something tees you off, they make you angry or annoyed. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] [V pron P] Something the boy said to him teed him off... [V P n (not pron)] That really teed off the old boy. [Also V n P] Syn …   English dictionary

  • tee — tee1 [ ti ] noun count 1. ) in golf, a small wooden or plastic object that you push into the ground and place the ball on so that you can hit it a ) a flat area of grass from which you hit the ball in golf 2. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL a T SHIRT tee tee …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tee\ off — v 1. To hit the golf ball from a small wooden peg or tee to begin play for each hole. We got to the golf course just in time to see the champion tee off. 2. slang To hit a ball, especially a baseball very hard or far. He teed off on the first… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • tee off on someone/something — informal sharply attack someone or something he will tee off on conservative politicians | Chang teed off on his opponent s serve …   Useful english dictionary

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