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Meanings of
button up
in English
Portuguese
calar a boca
Catalan
callar
Spanish
callar
Back to the meaning
Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent.
fall silent
close up
clam up
dummy up
shut up
belt up
be quiet
keep mum
open up
Portuguese
calar a boca
To fasten with a button or buttons.
button
Usage of
button up
in English
1
Tell her to
button
up
her suit and turn her radio on.
2
I
button
up
my jacket, thanking God for the warmth of it.
3
She began to
button
up
her coat again with sure, thin fingers.
4
All he could do was
button
up
again and hope nobody had noticed.
5
Then
button
up
the coat, and do the same with that.
6
Gawker serves as a cautionary tale to
button
up
your security procedures pronto.
7
Stepping onto the cairn mound, I told everyone to
button
up
their coats.
8
The officer ordered the men to
button
up
their sergeant's protrusion.
9
Holden considered ordering her to
button
up
her helmet, then shrugged.
10
Then he clapped Edgar's shoulder and told him to
button
up
.
11
Do I have time to
button
up
my loose ends here?
12
Decoud, with his back to the table, began to
button
up
his coat.
13
The air grew progressively cooler until Ash had to
button
up
her jacket.
14
Me, I aim to
button
up
my pocket when them guys are around.
15
And I don't just mean being unable to
button
up
my white coat.
16
As I
button
up
my shirt I am looking at his bald head.
Other examples for "button up"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
button
up
button
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
button up
Portuguese
calar a boca
calar-se
Catalan
callar
Spanish
callar
Button up
through the time
Button up
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common