tees off

Opens the hole

Tees off has two distinct meanings.

In golf, to tee off is to make the first stroke of a hole, hitting the ball from a tee: She tees off at 7 a.m.

Separately, tees off means annoys or angers: It really tees off my neighbor when I park in front of his house.

This sense is a euphemism for pisses off.

Related

golfer · par for the course · launch · angers · exasperation · infuriates · drives me crazy · gets under my skin · initiate · grip · frustration · fury · irritation · commence · rage · hook shot · annoyance · stance

Opposites
golf sequence position

tees offputts

Gentle golf strokes

INITIATION VS. COMPLETION (general)

tees offfinishes

Brings to an end

concludes · wraps up · completes · ends · winds down

EMOTIONAL PROVOCATION (slang)

tees offcalms down

Becomes less agitated

soothes · pleases · appeases · relaxes · pacifies

Family

tee, tees, teed, teeing, off

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G