what makes someone tick — informal phrase the feelings and ideas that make someone behave the way that they do an interviewer who is determined to find out what makes her subjects tick Thesaurus: general words for a person s charactersynonym parts of a person s… … Useful english dictionary
what makes someone tick — what makes (someone) tick if you know what makes someone tick, you understand the reasons for their behaviour and personality. A good salesperson knows what makes a customer tick … New idioms dictionary
what makes somebody tick — what makes sb ˈtick idiom what makes sb behave in the way that they do • I ve never really understood what makes her tick. Main entry: ↑tickidiom … Useful english dictionary
what makes someone tick — When you try to understand what motivates someone or makes them behave the way they do, you want to know what makes them tick. He s a strange man. It s hard to figure out what makes him tick … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
what makes someone tick — informal the feelings and ideas that make someone behave the way that they do an interviewer who is determined to find out what makes her subjects tick … English dictionary
what makes someone tick — informal what motivates someone. → tick … English new terms dictionary
What makes one tick — what motivates one s behaviour … Dictionary of Australian slang
what makes one tick — Australian Slang what motivates one s behaviour … English dialects glossary
what makes people tick — motive or explanation of a person s behavior … English contemporary dictionary
what makes tick — what makes (someone) tick if you know what makes someone tick, you understand the reasons for their behaviour and personality. A good salesperson knows what makes a customer tick … New idioms dictionary
