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View synonyms for on the button
on the button
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Exactly right, precisely, as in Her review of the book was right on the button , or We're supposed to be there at six o'clock on the button . This term may come from boxing, where a punch on the button means “a punch on the chin.” [ Colloquial ; c. 1900] Also see on the dot .Advertisement
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