- push (or press) someone's buttons
- push (or press) someone's buttonsinformalprovoke a reaction in someone.→ button
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
push (or press) someone's buttons
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press the right buttons — press/push the right button/buttons to do exactly what is necessary to get the result that you want. You have to know how to push all the right buttons if you want to be a successful diplomat. Sometimes you re interviewing someone really shy and… … New idioms dictionary
push — push1 W2S1 [puʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(button/switch)¦ 3¦(try to get past)¦ 4¦(encourage)¦ 5¦(persuade)¦ 6¦(change)¦ 7¦(increase/decrease)¦ 8¦(army)¦ 9¦(advertise)¦ 10¦(drugs)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
push the right buttons — press/push the right button/buttons to do exactly what is necessary to get the result that you want. You have to know how to push all the right buttons if you want to be a successful diplomat. Sometimes you re interviewing someone really shy and… … New idioms dictionary
push the right button — press/push the right button/buttons to do exactly what is necessary to get the result that you want. You have to know how to push all the right buttons if you want to be a successful diplomat. Sometimes you re interviewing someone really shy and… … New idioms dictionary
press the right button — press/push the right button/buttons to do exactly what is necessary to get the result that you want. You have to know how to push all the right buttons if you want to be a successful diplomat. Sometimes you re interviewing someone really shy and… … New idioms dictionary
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 — but|ton1 [ bʌtn ] noun count ** 1. ) a small round object that is used for fastening clothes by pushing it through a hole: He had undone the top button of his shirt. a blouse with small pearl buttons 2. ) a small object that you press to make a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
button — I UK [ˈbʌt(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms button : singular button plural buttons ** 1) a small object that you press to make a machine start working or perform a particular action Just press this button to start the computer. Press the… … English dictionary
button — /ˈbʌtn / (say butn) noun 1. a disc or knob on a piece of cloth which, when passed through a slit or loop either in the same piece or another, serves as a fastening. 2. anything resembling a button. 3. an object of little value: not worth a button …
button — but|ton1 S2 [ˈbʌtn] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: boton, from boter; BUTT2] 1.) a small round flat object on your shirt, coat etc which you pass through a hole to fasten it ▪ small pearl buttons ▪ A button was missing from his shirt.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
