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
Rais	-	Arabic
Phelps	[felps]
Volya	-	Russian (Rare)
Varvara	vahr-VAH-rah (Russian)	Russian, Greek, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Margery	['ma:dʒəri]
Lake	LAYK	English (Rare)