What makes me tick idiom

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Meaning s 1. Popularity Medium Professional. Members Current visitors. Interface Language. Log in. Install the app. Forums English Only English Only. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Thread starter aisha93 Start date Jun 29, Hi I can't understand the meaning of the word tick here: Take somebody apart : to try to understand a person by examining their personality and character - That psychiatrist wanted to take me apart to see what makes me tick.

Is it a verb? It is a set idiom "what makes someone tick," i.