- push (someone's) buttons
- to excite sexuallyLike actuating a machine:He wondered if he would still push her buttons. (J. Patterson, 1999)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
push (someone's) buttons
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push someone's buttons — push (someone s) buttons to do exactly the right thing to get people to act the way you want. He was an extremely good speaker and knew just how to push an audience s buttons to keep them interested. Usage notes: also used in the form know what… … New idioms dictionary
push someone's buttons — … Useful english dictionary
push (or press) someone's buttons — informal provoke a reaction in someone. → button … English new terms dictionary
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 buttons — push (someone s) buttons to do exactly the right thing to get people to act the way you want. He was an extremely good speaker and knew just how to push an audience s buttons to keep them interested. Usage notes: also used in the form know what… … New idioms dictionary
push — (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr. poulser, from L. pulsare to beat, strike, push, frequentative of pellere (pp. pulsus) to push, drive, beat (see PULSE (Cf. pulse) (1)). The noun is first recorded 1570. Meaning approach a certain age is from 1937. Meaning… … Etymology 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
yank someone's chain — yank (someone s) chain to upset someone. She knows that playing that music really yanks my chain. Related vocabulary: push someone s buttons … 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 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
