英语词汇“to push the buttons”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. colloquial (originally U.S.) to push (also press) (all) the (right) buttons and variants: to have or demonstrate all the necessary or sought-after qualities, characteristics, or skills.Cf. to tick all the right boxes at box n.² Phrases 11.

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1937 C. Odets Golden Boy ii. iii. 146 You push the buttons, the right buttons. I wanna see Bonaparte with the crown.

1961 Freedom of Communication: Final Rep. U.S. Senate Commerce Comm. 87th Congr., 1st Sess. 702 I hear Ralph Houk is a fine young man who worked hard and waited long for this job, and if he pushes all the right buttons now he may wind up with as many oil wells as Casey Stengel.

1980 Chem. Week (Nexis) 12 Nov. 16 While he was on the campaign trail, President-elect Ronald Reagan seemingly pushed all the right buttons for business.

1987 S. Fiffer How to watch Baseball vi. 122 Howser seems to be pushing all the right buttons now. Biancalana singles, and Balboni stops at third.

2010 Washington Post 13 Oct. (Sports section) d7 Caldwell pressed the right buttons last season after inheriting the team from his retired predecessor.

单词	to push the buttons
释义	> as lemmas to push (also press) (all) the (right) buttons c. colloquial (originally U.S.) to push (also press) (all) the (right) buttons and variants: to have or demonstrate all the necessary or sought-after qualities, characteristics, or skills.Cf. to tick all the right boxes at box n.² Phrases 11. ΚΠ 1937 C. Odets Golden Boy ii. iii. 146 You push the buttons, the right buttons. I wanna see Bonaparte with the crown. 1961 Freedom of Communication: Final Rep. U.S. Senate Commerce Comm. 87th Congr., 1st Sess. 702 I hear Ralph Houk is a fine young man who worked hard and waited long for this job, and if he pushes all the right buttons now he may wind up with as many oil wells as Casey Stengel. 1980 Chem. Week (Nexis) 12 Nov. 16 While he was on the campaign trail, President-elect Ronald Reagan seemingly pushed all the right buttons for business. 1987 S. Fiffer How to watch Baseball vi. 122 Howser seems to be pushing all the right buttons now. Biancalana singles, and Balboni stops at third. 2010 Washington Post 13 Oct. (Sports section) d7 Caldwell pressed the right buttons last season after inheriting the team from his retired predecessor. extracted from buttonn. < as lemmas
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