Does it have to do with a bad heart? or your days are numbered?
2007-09-13 05:26:51 · 10 answers · asked by nissanelement43 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
a bad heart...
2007-09-13 06:27:59 · answer #1 · answered by wanda 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes that's it. Certainly in England a heart is nicknamed a 'ticker', like your life's clock. Usually we'd say a 'dodgy ticker' rather than a 'bum' ticker but it means the same.
2007-09-13 06:00:24 · answer #2 · answered by quatt47 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard people use that expression when they are asked to do something that requires some physical exertion and to get out of it, they say something like, "Can't do it, I've got a 'bum ticker'."
2007-09-13 05:45:30 · answer #3 · answered by Tammy S 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
A congenital problem with the heart. So some sickness that has been going on for a while which makes your heart faulty,
2007-09-13 05:34:29 · answer #4 · answered by Lex 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ticker Meaning
2017-02-20 12:11:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have a bad heart.
2007-09-13 05:34:17 · answer #6 · answered by Springer 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Bum ticker" means you have a bad temper - you'r like a bom ready to explode.
2007-09-13 05:39:56 · answer #7 · answered by kinky_dreads 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
generally, you have a heart in need of assistance.
2007-09-13 05:33:09 · answer #8 · answered by lorenzo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means they have heart trouble.
2007-09-13 05:41:28 · answer #9 · answered by fuzzykitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Finally, that's what I was searching for! Thanks op of this question.
2016-08-24 15:48:40 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋