button up
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"With the overtake mode, the driver behind can use the boost button up to I think 330km/h, where the guy in the front can only use it to 290km/h," Russell said.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
“It was never particularly clear what constitutional theory undergirded the oath of office charges. I suspect the DA’s office will button up their theory and go back to the grand jury.”
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2024
“The shorts are kinda cool. But that bucket hat, that button up? That’s not fly,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2022
“If brands don’t want to be a victim of these platforms, then they have to button up their distribution and reduce wholesale volumes to protect their image,” Solca said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
When the coat puffed up, she’d quickly button up the spirit inside and hurry it home to the child’s body in bed.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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