pushing the right buttons

A form of push the right buttons — To take suitable actions, or exert suitable influence on people, to achieve some desired result.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of push the right buttons
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APA

pushing the right buttons. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pushing%20the%20right%20buttons

MLA

“pushing the right buttons.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pushing%20the%20right%20buttons. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pushing the right buttons,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pushing%20the%20right%20buttons.

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