push someone's buttons

push (one's) buttons

1. To do things that create a very strong emotional reaction in one, especially anger, irritation, or exasperation. I hate Dave's new boyfriend, he's always trying to push my buttons, and he's doing a good job of it! No one will be able to push your buttons like your children, but it's all a part of the adventure of parenthood.

2. To be sexually attractive or arousing to one. A guy who knows how to cook really pushes my buttons.

push someone's buttons

Also, press someone's buttons. Draw a strong emotional reaction from someone, especially anger or sexual arousal. For example, My mother-in-law really knew how to push my buttons, or A good-looking redhead, she always seemed to press his buttons. This metaphoric expression transfers activating some mechanism by pushing buttons to human emotions. [Slang; 1920s]

push (or press) someone's buttons

be successful in arousing or provoking a reaction in someone. informal

push someone's buttons, to

To draw a strong emotional response from someone, usually negative. The term originated in the first half of the 1900s and has become a cliché. For example, “I said some negative things about the current administration and that really pushed Mary’s buttons—she exploded.” See also rub the wrong way.

词组	push someone's buttons
释义	push someone's buttons push (one's) buttons 1. To do things that create a very strong emotional reaction in one, especially anger, irritation, or exasperation. I hate Dave's new boyfriend, he's always trying to push my buttons, and he's doing a good job of it! No one will be able to push your buttons like your children, but it's all a part of the adventure of parenthood. 2. To be sexually attractive or arousing to one. A guy who knows how to cook really pushes my buttons. See also: button, push Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. push someone's buttons Also, press someone's buttons. Draw a strong emotional reaction from someone, especially anger or sexual arousal. For example, My mother-in-law really knew how to push my buttons, or A good-looking redhead, she always seemed to press his buttons. This metaphoric expression transfers activating some mechanism by pushing buttons to human emotions. [Slang; 1920s] See also: button, push The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. push (or press) someone's buttons be successful in arousing or provoking a reaction in someone. informal See also: button, push Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary push someone's buttons, to To draw a strong emotional response from someone, usually negative. The term originated in the first half of the 1900s and has become a cliché. For example, “I said some negative things about the current administration and that really pushed Mary’s buttons—she exploded.” See also rub the wrong way. See also: push The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: push (one's) buttons push somebody's buttons press (someone's) buttons doggone it what did your last slave die of just (one's) luck just my luck just my, his, etc. luck FGI drive (one) round the twist
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