# cross off

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/cross-off
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.

## Examples

- I cross off the items on my list as I finish them.
- After you finish each task on your schedule, remember to cross off the completed items.
- He took a pen and began to cross off the names of those who had failed to respond to the invitation.

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