Tick all the boxes (nonfiction)
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Tick all the boxes (Check all the boxes, etc.) is a catch phrase meaning:
- An allusion to making checkmarks beside each of the items in a checklist.
- To tick all the boxes (third-person singular simple present ticks all the boxes, present participle ticking all the boxes, simple past and past participle ticked all the boxes).
- To fulfill all the requirements, especially as itemized in a list; to have all the needed characteristics; to complete all the steps in a process in an orderly manner.
External links
- Tick all the boxes @ Wiktionary