throw off the scent
To mislead; confuse.
The robbers went different ways hoping to throw the sheriff's men off the scent.
throw off the track
To divert; mislead; confuse.
The clever criminals threw the detective off the track by changing their names and faces.
throw off
To get free from.
He was healthy enough to throw off his cold easily.
To mislead; confuse; fool.
They went by a different route to throw the hostile bandits off their track.
To produce easily or as if without effort.
She could throw off a dozen poems in a night.
tick off
To mention one after the other; list.
The teacher ticked off the assignments that Jane had to do.
To scold; rebuke.
The boss ticked off the waitress for dropping her tray.
To anger or upset. Usually used as ticked off.
She was ticked off at him for breaking their dinner date again.
Mike got ticked off that his friends never offered to help him move to his new apartment. He had to do everything himself.
tip off
To tell something not generally known; tell secret facts to; warn.
The class president tipped off the class that it was the superintendent's birthday.
The thieves did not rob the bank as planned because someone tipped them off that it was being watched by the police.
top off
To come or bring to a special or unexpected ending; climax.
John batted three runs and topped off the game with a home run.
Mary hadn't finished her homework, she was late to school, and to top it all off she missed a surprise test.
George had steak for dinner and topped it off with a fudge sundae.
toss off
To drink rapidly; drain.
He tossed off two drinks and left.
To make or say easily without trying or thinking hard.
She tossed off smart remarks all during dinner.
He thinks a reporter should be able to toss off an article every few hours.
touch off
To cause to fire or explode by lighting the priming or the fuse.
The boy touched off a firecracker.
To start something as if by lighting a fuse.
The coach's resignation touched off a quarrel.