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单词 buttonhole someone
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buttonhole someone


Accost or detain a person in conversation. For example, The reporter tried to buttonhole the senator, but she got away. This term is a metaphor for literally grasping someone by a buttonhole on his or her clothing. [Mid-1800s]

Words nearby buttonhole someone

buttonbush, button-down, button ear, buttoned-up, buttonhole, buttonhole someone, buttonhole stitch, buttonhook, buttonless, button man, button mangrove
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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