to press buttons
1press 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… …
2press 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… …
3press all the (right) buttons — ˌpush all the (right) ˈbuttons idiom (also ˌpress all the (right) ˈbuttons especially in BrE) (informal) to do exactly the right things to please sb • …
4press somebody's buttons — ˌpush sb s ˈbuttons idiom (also ˌpress sb s ˈbuttons especially in BrE) (informal) to make sb react in either a positive or a negative way • I ve known him for years, but I still don t know what pushes his buttons …
5press the right buttons — push/press/the right buttons mainly journalism phrase to please an audience with a political speech by saying things that the audience agrees with The Prime Minister’s speech pushed all the right buttons. Thesaurus: to perform or entertain, or to …
6press stud — noun a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound children can manage snaps better than buttons • Syn: ↑snap, ↑snap fastener • Hypernyms: ↑fastener, ↑fastening, ↑holdfast, ↑fixing …
7push 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… …
9Between the Buttons — Studio album by The Rolling Stones Released 20 January 1967 (UK) 11 Februa …
10The Private Press — Infobox Album | Name = The Private Press Type = Album Artist = DJ Shadow Released = June 2, 2002 Recorded = Genre = Electronica, trip hop Length = 56:57 Label = MCA Producer = DJ Shadow Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5… …
