"sew buttons" meaning in English

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          "text": "“Ah. So?” “Sew buttons.” “What was it like? I don't know.",
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          "text": "“That's what my mother used to say when we kept saying 'so.'” At Jack's puzzled look I bat my hand at him. “Don't bother trying to get it. It's a non sequitur.” “Oh. So. Sew buttons. I get it.”",
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          "text": "“So.” “Sew buttons.” That phrase always made Cam laugh. Her grandmother was the only one who still used it because she was probably the only person who still actually sewed buttons.",
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  "word": "sew buttons"
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