make tick

make someone or something tick

Fig. to cause someone or something to run or function. (Usually with what. Tick refers to a watch or clock.) 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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Garret	GER-it, GAR-it	English
Takuma	tah-koo-mah	Japanese
Douglass	['dɔgləs]
Eduards	-	Latvian
GrÓA	-	Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Alta	['æltə]