English Explanatory Dictionary

push someone's buttons

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To do specific things to anger someone (or, less commonly, to sexually arouse or otherwise elicit a strong reaction from them), especially intentionally or maliciously.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-push someone's buttons.wav

Word forms

push someone's buttons pushes someone's buttons pushing someone's buttons pushed someone's buttons press someone's buttons

Synonyms

trigger get on someone's nerves

Related words

button pusher push the right buttons pet peeve
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