Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

push the right buttons

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
push the right but-tons
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take suitable actions, or exert suitable influence on people, to achieve some desired result.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

pushes the right buttons (present, singular) pushing the right buttons (participle, present) pushed the right buttons (participle, past) pushed the right buttons (past)

Phrases

button pusher push someone's buttons pull strings pull the strings

Frequently Paired Words

button pusher push someone's buttons pull strings pull the strings

Questions

What does push the right buttons mean?
To take suitable actions, or exert suitable influence on people, to achieve some desired result.

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