hit the button

verb

To be very satisfying; to be just the thing needed or desired in some particular situation.

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hit the spotscratch the itch
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Meanings

verbhit the button (third-person singular simple present hits the button, present participle hitting the button, simple past and past participle hit the button)

present singular third person hits the button · participle present hitting the button

  1. informalTo be very satisfying; to be just the thing needed or desired in some particular situation.

    […] neither the writing nor the plotting really hits the button.

    2004, Theatre Record, volume 24, numbers 7-12, page 430
    1 more example

    The sure hit is "This Is Ska, the Skacid Mix"! Exactly what it sounds like, this tune hits the button, rocking all kind of people.

    1989, The Beat, volume 8, page 25

    Synonyms: hit the spot, scratch the itch

  2. informalTo initiate a nuclear war (via a press of the proverbial nuclear button).

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo be very satisfying; to be just the thing needed or desired in some particular situation.

Similar
hit the spotscratch the itch
Also see
hit the spotscratch an itch
Cite this entry
APA

hit the button. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20the%20button

MLA

“hit the button.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20the%20button. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hit the button,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20the%20button.

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