tees off

Verb

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

1. To hit the first shot of the hole, from the tee.
   • I always check the wind direction before I tee off.
2. (broadly) 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, slang, transitive) To irritate, vex, or annoy.
   • Boy, do his jibes ever tee me off!

   Synonyms:

   cheese off, pee off, piss off, tick off, aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle, ruffle, sting