push buttons
IDIOM
push button :دکمه فشاری، شستی، مهندسی: کلید فشاری
دکمه زنگ اخبار، وسایل خود کار، خود کار
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English Dictionarypush (somebody's) buttonsto make someone feel strong emotions
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Idiomspush buttonspush (someone's) buttonsto 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 buttons to push: People in your own family know exactly what buttons to push to upset you.Related vocabulary:
yank someone's chain [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
push someone's buttonspush (someone's) buttonsto 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 buttons to push: People in your own family know exactly what buttons to push to upset you.Related vocabulary:
yank someone's chain [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲