button it
Definition of button it
informal + impolite
—used to tell someone to stop talking She angrily told him to button it.
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buttonplay
: a small knob or disk secured to an article (as of clothing) and used as a fastener by passing it through a buttonhole or loop
: a usually circular metal or plastic badge bearing a stamped design or printed slogan
: something that resembles a button: such as
: to furnish or decorate with buttons
: to pass (a button) through a buttonhole or loop
: to close (the lips) to prevent speech
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