I read the following phrase in a dating book.
find out who they are and what made them tick?
What does the phrase make the girls tick mean?
american-english
I read the following phrase in a dating book.
find out who they are and what made them tick?
What does the phrase make the girls tick mean?
Best Answer
The phrase is "what makes one tick"
In your dating context it implies you should not just know the person superficially but also get to know what that person is interested in, what motivates them, what are their likes and dislikes - and that will help you have a better relationship.
I imagine the origin of the idiom will be from knowing the internal machinery which makes a clock tick.