buttonhole
verb [T] /ˈbʌt.ən.həʊl/
/ˈbʌt̬.ən.hoʊl/ Definition
› to stop someone and make them listen to you: Greg buttonholed me about sales figures when I came out of the meeting.Interrupting and preventing from speaking
(Definition of buttonhole verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accost verb
- barge in phrasal verb
- belt up phrasal verb (BE QUIET)
- blurt sth out phrasal verb
- chime in phrasal verb
- collar verb
- cut the crap! idiom
- gagging order noun
- give it a rest idiom
- interject verb
- interpose verb (INTERRUPT)
- just a minute/moment/second idiom
- put (sth) in phrasal verb
- put a sock in it! idiom
- shut (sb) up phrasal verb
- slap sb down phrasal verb
- speak when you're spoken to! idiom
- spit it out! idiom
- take the words out of sb's mouth idiom
- wait a minute/moment/second idiom
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