pushed someone's buttons

A form of push someone's buttons — To do specific things to anger someone (or, less commonly, to sexually arouse or otherwise elicit a strong reaction from them), especially intentionally or maliciously.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of push someone's buttons
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pushed someone's buttons. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pushed%20someone's%20buttons

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“pushed someone's buttons.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pushed%20someone's%20buttons. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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