what makes tick

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   what makes sb behave in the way that they do

   has seen all and knows all She knows what makes you tick

   See what makes it tick.

In the movies · 2

• has seen all and knows all She knows what makes you tickEverything Everywhere All at Once2022
• See what makes it tick.Sonic the Hedgehog2020
• Let's see what makes you tick.Herbie: Fully Loaded2005
• See what's inside him, what makes him tick.A History of Violence2005
• In short, what makes a champion tick?Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005

From the same entry

• tick all the boxes
• tick away
• tick away
• tick off
• tick off
• tick over

More idioms

• in private
• a world of difference
• at the back of your mind
• be asking for trouble
• every bit as good
• only have yourself to blame
• let's hear it for
• on display
• say the word
• mean to say
• see the world
• at the crack of dawn