Daily life
cross something off
remove from a list
To mark an item on a list to show that it has been completed or is no longer needed.
Hear it in real life
Have you bought everything?
Yes, I crossed it all off the shopping list.
I love crossing things off my to-do list.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I crossed bread out the shopping list.
Say: I crossed bread off the shopping list.
Use 'cross ... off' to mark an item as done or remove it from a list.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
cross something off a list; cross a task off
Your turn: say it out loud
I love crossing things off my to-do list.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
cross something off
remove from a list
“I love crossing things off my to-do list.”
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