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.

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