The phrase "checking off a box" is correct and can be used in written English.
It typically refers to the act of selecting or marking a certain option on a form, list, survey, etc., by either clicking a box or ticking it off with a pen. For example, "I had to check off a box indicating that I agreed to the terms and conditions."
I responded to certain moments, like the slow rotation of a bar of light from horizontal to vertical near the end of the opera, with indifference, as if I were checking off a box.
After months of protests, risking arrests and loss of jobs, low-wage workers in Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska and South Dakota will be able to vote to increase their own pay by simply checking off a box.
Today's action revived the system of public campaign financing, with taxpayers checking off a box on their income tax returns to note whether they would donate a part of any anticipated refund to candidates.
For Air New Zealand, however, the unconventional videos are about much more than checking off a box on safety regulations: they have become part of the airline's identity, doubling as marketing tools and raising awareness of the carrier around the globe.
"This was not about checking off a box and making sure we did what regulators would want us to do, or what NGOs would be encouraging us to do," said Gowen, "We wanted to do things that made sense for our business".
"DeVos did say in the meeting that this would be the first conversation of many and that it does not stop here and that she's not just checking off a box," Davidson told HuffPost.
— Audrey Never check off a box that says that you are not applying for financial aid.
The group also checked off a box marked "No" when asked if it had engaged in direct or indirect political activities on behalf of a candidate for political office.
But it won't do much good if showing up at marches like this just becomes something that politicians and celebrities do to check off a box, like the St . Patricks Day Parade.
Drop off a finished roll at one of the retail mainstays of print processing, like CVS, Kmart or Wal-Mart, and check off a box on the film developing packet for online pictures.
