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attaccare un bottone — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • buttonhole noun A small slit in a garment through which a button is fastened.

Senses

attaccare un bottone is used for these senses in English:

  • buttonhole (transitive, colloquial) To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.

buttonhole — full definition

  1. noun A small slit in a garment through which a button is fastened.
  2. noun A flower worn pinned to a lapel for decoration.
  3. verb To stop someone and keep them talking, often against their will.

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