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pushes someone's buttons

pushes someone's buttons is the third-person singular simple present indicative of push someone's buttons.

Meaning of push someone's buttons

Verb

push someone's buttons (third-person singular simple present pushes someone's buttons, present participle pushing someone's buttons, simple past and past participle pushed someone's buttons)

  1. (informal) To do specific things to anger someone (or, less commonly, to sexually arouse or otherwise elicit a strong reaction from them), especially intentionally or maliciously.
    • Near-synonyms: trigger, get on someone's nerves

Questions about pushes someone's buttons

What is pushes someone's buttons the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pushes someone's buttons is the third-person singular simple present indicative of push someone's buttons.

Words near pushes someone's buttons in the dictionary

  1. pushes over
  2. pushes paper
  3. pushes papers
  4. pushes past
  5. pushes rope
  6. pushes someone's buttons
  7. pushes string uphill
  8. pushes the boat out
  9. pushes the edge of the envelope
  10. pushes the envelope
  11. pushes the limit

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