| 词汇 | push someone's buttons |
| 释义 | Idiom push someone's buttonspush (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 buttons to push: People in your own family know exactly what buttons to push to upset you. Related vocabulary: yank someone's chainpush (one's) buttons1. To do things that create a very strong emotional reaction in one, especially anger, irritation, or exasperation. I hate Dave's new boyfriend, he's always trying to push my buttons, and he's doing a good job of it! No one will be able to push your buttons like your children, but it's all a part of the adventure of parenthood. 2. To be sexually attractive or arousing to one. A guy who knows how to cook really pushes my buttons. push someone's buttonsAlso, press someone's buttons. Draw a strong emotional reaction from someone, especially anger or sexual arousal. For example, My mother-in-law really knew how to push my buttons, or A good-looking redhead, she always seemed to press his buttons. This metaphoric expression transfers activating some mechanism by pushing buttons to human emotions. [Slang; 1920s] push (or press) someone's buttonsbe successful in arousing or provoking a reaction in someone. informalpush someone's buttons, toTo draw a strong emotional response from someone, usually negative. The term originated in the first half of the 1900s and has become a cliché. For example, “I said some negative things about the current administration and that really pushed Mary’s buttons—she exploded.” See also rub the wrong way. |
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