Sentence examples for getting a tick for from inspiring English sources
"We should be getting a tick for listening rather than being criticised for changing our course".
As one very senior Olympic insider put it: "Weightlifting should get a tick for having the guts to do something serious about doping – lots of sports don't.
The appeal was dismissed by the International Triathlon Union, citing a rule that states athletes may accept help from fellow competitors, but Jonny still got a ticking off for his pains.
2.31pm BST 7th over: South Africa 47-2 (Du Plessis 14, Duminy 1) There's a lbw shout against Duminy, not a very good one, and Jadeja gets a ticking off for dancing all over the place while he appealed, and then a briefer and no more successful appeal from the final delivery.
(Everything that gets done gets a tick. There are lots of ticks).
Mr. Sobel said he tried to get a tick-tack-toe chicken for the grand opening, but the details could not be worked out.
Perez gets a ticking off from Howard Foster for appearing to lead with the head.
The route certainly gets a big tick for wilderness and grandeur.
In fairness, he gets a massive tick for all of that from me.
Though, while Breitbart and the Daily Mail are labeled 'biased', Fox News and The Sun, for example, do get a trustworthy tick.
