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what makes someone tick イディオム

a hot ticket

a popular item, a product that people want Anything with James Dean's picture on it is a hot ticket.

carrot and stick

promising to reward or punish someone at the same time The government took a carrot and stick approach to the people who were illegally protesting against the construction of the dam.

dipstick

a person who seems to be stupid, dimwit When Todd is nervous, he acts like a dipstick - like a fool.

fiddlesticks

oh no, darn, nuts, rats, shucks Fiddlesticks! I forgot to get the mail!

get a ticket

receive a note stating you parked or drove illegally If you park your car on the sidewalk, you'll get a ticket.

have sticky fingers

be a thief He was fired because of his sticky fingers at the cash register.

hot ticket

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more than you can shake a stick at

a lot, too many, oodles Alfreda has more cats than you can shake a stick at - over 30!

shake a stick at

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short end (of the stick)

unfair, unequal treatment He always gets the short end of the stick when he is at work.

what makes (one) tick

The things that actuate one or accomplish one behave in a assertive way. I'd love to sit you down for an account so I can acquisition out what makes you tick. Janet is a actual clandestine person, so it's adamantine to apperceive what makes her tick.Learn more: make, tick, what

what makes addition tick

what motivates someone. informalLearn more: make, someone, tick, what

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