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pushing the right buttons

pushing the right buttons is the present participle and gerund 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 pushing the right buttons

What is pushing the right buttons the present participle and gerund of?
Pushing the right buttons is the present participle and gerund of push the right buttons.

Words near pushing the right buttons in the dictionary

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

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