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pushed the right buttons

pushed the right buttons is the simple past and past participle of push the right buttons.

Meaning of push the right buttons

Verb

push the right buttons (third-person singular simple present pushes the right buttons, present participle pushing the right buttons, simple past and past participle pushed the right buttons)

  1. (informal) To take suitable actions, or exert suitable influence on people, to achieve some desired result.

Questions about pushed the right buttons

What is pushed the right buttons the simple past and past participle of?
Pushed the right buttons is the simple past and past participle of push the right buttons.

Words near pushed the right buttons in the dictionary

  1. pushed string uphill
  2. pushed the boat out
  3. pushed the edge of the envelope
  4. pushed the envelope
  5. pushed the limit
  6. pushed the right buttons
  7. pushed through
  8. pushed together
  9. pushed under
  10. pushed up
  11. pushed up against

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