英语词汇“button it”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). button it: to close one's mouth, to cease talking. Chiefly used in the imperative: ‘shut up’ (cf. sense 5b). Also with up.

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1918 G. R. Chester in Cosmopolitan Apr. 69/2 ‘Here's this big stranger who takes it away from you with a mere forefinger, a mere “Psst”, a mere—’. ‘Aw, button it!’ snarled the venomous J. Rufus.

1942 Cumberland (Maryland) Evening Times 21 Jan. 8/2 ‘Button it up, pal,’ I said. I didn't like the way things were shaping.

1954 S. Palmer & C. Rice Autopsy & Eva in Ellery Queen's Myst. Mag. Aug. 41/2 ‘All right, sister!’ said the detective wearily. ‘Button it, will you?’

1999 N.Y. Times 20 Mar. d3 They share another hunger—the desire to verbalize, to explain... They are so much alike that Calhoun must sometimes tell El-Amin to just button it up, leave it alone. Quiet!

2002 M. Arnold Fields of Clover xvii. 159 ‘Hey, Butane.’ Jared again. Butane wished he would button it up, permanently.

2003 G. Mitchell Loyal Women ii. 13 Sit down and button it wee girl. One word and I'll knock you out.

单词	button it
释义	> as lemmas button it c. transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). button it: to close one's mouth, to cease talking. Chiefly used in the imperative: ‘shut up’ (cf. sense 5b). Also with up. ΚΠ 1918 G. R. Chester in Cosmopolitan Apr. 69/2 ‘Here's this big stranger who takes it away from you with a mere forefinger, a mere “Psst”, a mere—’. ‘Aw, button it!’ snarled the venomous J. Rufus. 1942 Cumberland (Maryland) Evening Times 21 Jan. 8/2 ‘Button it up, pal,’ I said. I didn't like the way things were shaping. 1954 S. Palmer & C. Rice Autopsy & Eva in Ellery Queen's Myst. Mag. Aug. 41/2 ‘All right, sister!’ said the detective wearily. ‘Button it, will you?’ 1999 N.Y. Times 20 Mar. d3 They share another hunger—the desire to verbalize, to explain... They are so much alike that Calhoun must sometimes tell El-Amin to just button it up, leave it alone. Quiet! 2002 M. Arnold Fields of Clover xvii. 159 ‘Hey, Butane.’ Jared again. Butane wished he would button it up, permanently. 2003 G. Mitchell Loyal Women ii. 13 Sit down and button it wee girl. One word and I'll knock you out. extracted from buttonv. < as lemmas
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