| 单词 | button up |
| 释义 | button upSEE SYNONYMS FOR button up ON THESAURUS.COM verb (tr, adverb)to fasten (a garment) with a button or buttons informal to conclude (business) satisfactorily buttoned up slang taciturn; silent and somewhat tense Words nearby button upbuttons, button snakeroot, button suture, button-through, button tow, button up, buttonwood, buttony, butt plate, buttress, buttress plate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with button upbutton up Close securely, fasten, as in The house was all buttoned up, or Button up your coat—it's very cold. [Late 1500s] Also, button one's lip. Hold one's tongue, keep quiet. For example, Please button your lip about the surprise. A variant of this usage, button one's mouth, dates from the 17th century. [Mid-1800s] Finish successfully, as in I've got this report all buttoned up. [c. 1940] 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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