2button verb
buttons; buttoned; button·ing 1 [+ obj] : to attach (a button) by passing it through a hole
▪ He rarely buttons the top button on his shirt. 2 [+ obj] : to close or fasten (something) with buttons
▪ Will you button the baby's jacket for her? — often + up ▪ Be sure to button up your coat before you go outside. 3 [no obj] : to have buttons for fastening
▪ The skirt buttons on the side.
▪ He rarely buttons the top button on his shirt.
▪ Will you button the baby's jacket for her? — often + up ▪ Be sure to button up your coat before you go outside.
▪ The skirt buttons on the side.
button it
informal + impolite — used to tell someone to stop talking ▪ She angrily told him to button it.
button your lip/lips or keep your lip/lips buttoned
US, informal : to not talk about something
▪ Button your lip. He's coming toward us. ▪ Don't tell him what I said, please. You know he can't keep his lips buttoned.
▪ Button your lip. He's coming toward us. ▪ Don't tell him what I said, please. You know he can't keep his lips buttoned.
