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make tick Idiom

make tick

Idiom(s): make sb or sth tick

Theme: FUNCTIONING

to cause someone or something to run or function. (Informal. Usually with what.)
• I don't know what makes it tick.
• What makes John tick? I just don't understand him.
• I took apart the radio to find out what made it tick.

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v. phr. To cause to operate; to motivate. He is so secretive that we are unable to figure out what makes him tick.

what makes (one) tick

The things that actuate one or accomplish one behave in a assertive way. I'd love to sit you down for an account so I can acquisition out what makes you tick. Janet is a actual clandestine person, so it's adamantine to apperceive what makes her tick.Learn more: make, tick, what

make someone or something tick

Fig. to account addition or article to run or function. (Usually with what. Tick refers to a watch or clock.) I don't apperceive what makes it tick. What makes John tick? I aloof don't accept him. I took afar the radio to acquisition out what fabricated it tick.Learn more: make, tick

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