push the right buttons

push the right buttons
say the right things, do the right things
  

The players want to play for Pat. She pushes all the right buttons.


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  • push all the (right) buttons — ˌpush all the (right) ˈbuttons idiom (also ˌpress all the (right) ˈbuttons especially in BrE) (informal) to do exactly the right things to please sb • …   Useful english dictionary

  • push the right button — press/push the right button/buttons to do exactly what is necessary to get the result that you want. You have to know how to push all the right buttons if you want to be a successful diplomat. Sometimes you re interviewing someone really shy and… …   New idioms dictionary

  • press the right buttons — push/press/the right buttons mainly journalism phrase to please an audience with a political speech by saying things that the audience agrees with The Prime Minister’s speech pushed all the right buttons. Thesaurus: to perform or entertain, or to …   Useful english dictionary

  • press the right buttons — press/push the right button/buttons to do exactly what is necessary to get the result that you want. You have to know how to push all the right buttons if you want to be a successful diplomat. Sometimes you re interviewing someone really shy and… …   New idioms dictionary

  • press all the (right) buttons — ˌpush all the (right) ˈbuttons idiom (also ˌpress all the (right) ˈbuttons especially in BrE) (informal) to do exactly the right things to please sb • …   Useful english dictionary

  • push someone's buttons — push (someone s) buttons to do exactly the right thing to get people to act the way you want. He was an extremely good speaker and knew just how to push an audience s buttons to keep them interested. Usage notes: also used in the form know what… …   New idioms dictionary

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