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• Фразовый глагол, означающий застегнуть все пуговицы на одежде или, в переносном смысле, завершить или окончательно закрепить что-либо.

A phrasal verb meaning to fasten all the buttons on a piece of clothing, or figuratively, to complete or finalize something securely.

неисчисляемое · переходный и непереходный · фразовый, разделяемый

1. Fasten with buttonsformal

   To close or secure a piece of clothing by fastening its buttons.

   Застегнуть на пуговицы

   • He buttoned up his coat before going outside.
   • She buttoned up her shirt carefully.
   • Make sure to button up your jacket; it's cold.

   Синонимыbuttondo up

2. Complete or finalizeinformalamerican

   To finish or finalize something, especially a task or plan.

   Завершить

   • We need to button up the details of the contract.
   • He buttoned up the project just before the deadline.
   • Let's button up this deal by the end of the week.

   Синонимыclosecompleteconcludenail downsettlewrap up

   Антонимыbegininitiateopenstart

3. Become silent or secretiveinformalamerican

   To stop talking or to keep quiet about something.

   Замолчать

   • He buttoned up when the police arrived.
   • She told him to button up about the surprise party.
   • They buttoned up and refused to answer any more questions.

   Синонимыclam upkeep quietshut up

   Антонимыbabbleblabchatterdivulgereveal

Базовый глаголbutton