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What makes Russia tick?

However, I'm going to give it a try and analyze "what makes a person tick" verbatim, word for word. What makes a person tick. What...makes...a...person...tick. Tick. Tick, tock, the clock starts to work. What makes a clock tick.

Yes, do you know what makes a clock tick? In other words, do you know what makes the Earth spin? Do you know what makes you who you are, with all your quirks and idiosyncrasies?

Exactly. This idiom points to the subtle reasons that make a person act the way he does, that which motivates him, that particular which that makes him different.

I'm not encouraging you to figure out idioms through wild guesswork, but it seems to have worked this time, to a degree at any rate. Anyways, I've got some great examples to show and so let's not dawdle over definitions. All examples, by the way, are handpicked (just like some candidates are handpicked in elections – some candidates, that is, in at least some elections).

1. What Makes a Business Leader Tick

Another surprise is CEOs who just feel incredibly fortunate. Often they say that they don't understand why they're so lucky to be able to run a company, to be in their position, that one day they're going to be discovered. Psychologists call this the impostor syndrome, where people feel they don't really deserve their position – any more than lots of other people – and are just lucky to be there.

The line of reasoning is, "If they knew how much fun I was having, how I get to work with fabulous people, how I'm getting paid millions of dollars... one of these days someone is going to find me out." These CEOs consider themselves really blessed to be in their positions. They fully realize that there are others who are qualified to do their jobs, and they're just thankful they're the guy who got the nod.