button it in English

Forms: buttons it [present, singular, third-person], buttoning it [participle, present], buttoned it [participle, past], buttoned it [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Shortened form of button one's lip. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} button it (third-person singular simple present buttons it, present participle buttoning it, simple past and past participle buttoned it)

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  "etymology_text": "Shortened form of button one's lip.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "buttons it",
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    },
    {
      "form": "buttoning it",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buttoned it",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buttoned it",
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        "past"
      ]
    }
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    }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I don't need any advice from you, so button it.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be quiet, stop talking."
      ],
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        "(informal, usually imperative) To be quiet, stop talking."
      ],
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        "informal",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "button it"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "Shortened form of button one's lip.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "buttons it",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buttoning it",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buttoned it",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buttoned it",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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      "glosses": [
        "To be quiet, stop talking."
      ],
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        "(informal, usually imperative) To be quiet, stop talking."
      ],
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        "informal",
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      ]
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  ],
  "word": "button it"
}

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"button it" meaning in English

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