의미: buttonhole ★but·ton·hole n. 단춧구멍; 《영》 단춧구멍에 꽂는 장식꽃 ━ vt. …에 단춧구멍을 내다; 붙들고 긴 이야기를 하다 -hòl·er n. 단춧구멍을 내는 사람[뜨는 미싱]; 남을 붙들고 길게 이야기하는 사람
buttonhole 관용구
buttonhole you
stop you and talk to you, corner you and bore you At the meeting, Al buttonholed me and asked me to vote Reform.
buttonhole
v. To approach a person in order to speak with him or her in private. After waiting for several hours, Sam managed to buttonhole his boss just as she was about to leave the building.
buttonhole someone
buttonhole someone Accost or detain a person in conversation. For example, The reporter tried to buttonhole the senator, but she got away. This term is a metaphor for literally grasping someone by a buttonhole on his or her clothing. [Mid-1800s]
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