tee off

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tee off (third-person singular simple present tees off, present participle teeing off, simple past and past participle teed off)

  1. (golf) To hit the first shot of the hole, from the tee.
    I always check the wind direction before I tee off.
  2. (baseball, by extension) To hit the ball very hard, especially for a home run.
    Reyes teed off on a hanging curve to give the Cardinals a 3-1 lead.
  3. (idiomatic, transitive, slang) To irritate, vex, or annoy.
    Boy, do his jibes ever tee me off!

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