- on the button informal,
- on the button informal,chiefly N. Amer.precisely.→ button
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on the button — ► on the button informal, chiefly N. Amer. precisely. Main Entry: ↑button … English terms dictionary
right on the button — (right) on the button mainly American, informal if a remark is on the button, it is exactly right. Your remarks about Tim were right on the button. He s arrogant, rude and selfish … New idioms dictionary
on the button — (right) on the button mainly American, informal if a remark is on the button, it is exactly right. Your remarks about Tim were right on the button. He s arrogant, rude and selfish … New idioms dictionary
press the button — To set in motion some momentous action, esp the launching of nuclear weapons against an enemy target • • • Main Entry: ↑button press the button 1. To put machinery into operation 2. To start things moving, esp in a momentous or irreversible way • … Useful english dictionary
on\ the\ button — • on the dot • on the button I. adv. phr. informal Exactly on time; not early and not late. Susan arrived at the party at 2:00 P.M. on the dot. Ben s plane arrived on the dot. II. adv, adj. slang At the right place; at the heart of the matter.… … Словарь американских идиом
on the button — mainly American, informal if something happens at a particular time or is a particular amount on the button, it happens at exactly that time or is exactly that amount. We always sit down to eat at 6.00 on the button … New idioms dictionary
button — buttoner, n. buttonlike, adj. /but n/, n. 1. a small disk, knob, or the like for sewing or otherwise attaching to an article, as of clothing, serving as a fastening when passed through a buttonhole or loop. 2. anything resembling a button, esp.… … Universalium
button — noun 1》 a small disc or knob sewn on to a garment, either to fasten it by being pushed through a buttonhole or for decoration. 2》 chiefly N. Amer. a decorative badge pinned to clothing. 3》 a knob on a piece of electrical or electronic equipment… … English new terms dictionary
button — 1 noun 1 (C) a small round flat object on your shirt, coat etc which you pass through a hole to fasten it: do up/undo a button (=fasten or unfasten a button) 2 (C) a small round object on a machine that you press to make it work: Press the pause… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
button — ► NOUN 1) a small disc or knob sewn on to a garment to fasten it by being pushed through a buttonhole. 2) a knob on a piece of electrical or electronic equipment which is pressed to operate it. 3) chiefly N. Amer. a decorative badge pinned to… … English terms dictionary
