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button up

VERB
batten down the hatches
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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 all about the cool dark shirt, the leather jacket, the black suit button up… I asked myself “how am I gonna be different here and also comfortable?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2025

“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

Today I see the snow on the peaks and hear a call to button up the place while there’s still time: Drain the pump.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2021

Stepping onto the cairn mound, I told everyone to button up their coats.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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