what does pushing his/her buttons mean?
2006-06-08 08:58:12 · 14 answers · asked by mr._693 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It means that every person has certain things that make them angry. And when people do those things on purpose, specifically to make a person angry, then they are pushing that persons buttons.
2006-06-08 09:03:26 · answer #1 · answered by proudmatriarch 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Draw a strong emotional reaction from someone, especially anger or sexual arousal. For example, My mother-in-law really knew how to push my buttons, or A good-looking redhead, she always seemed to press his buttons. This metaphoric expression transfers activating some mechanism by pushing buttons to human emotions. [Slang; 1920s]
2006-06-08 16:01:27 · answer #2 · answered by ♠♠♠ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pushing his or hers buttons means that you are saying or doing something to make the person really really mad .... You have made them very angry by what you said or did and you keep doing it to them over and over untill they get really mad at you and start yelling and screaming or telling you off
2006-06-08 16:02:12 · answer #3 · answered by mcdspurple 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means... Finding out what MOTIVATES a person and doing it.
Ususally NEGATIVELY...
for example if you know FRIZZING a persons hair annoys them... then playing with their hair PUSHES THEIR BUTTONS.
Also, In sex... if you know what to do to really turn her on, she might say... You're pushing ALL my buttons.
I hope that helps.
2006-06-08 16:01:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
-when you push someones buttons you are beginning to provoke them
2006-06-08 16:02:22 · answer #5 · answered by Beachey Boy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saying just the right thing to get a rise out of someone.
In other words it means saying that certain thing to make them angry, or to make them think, or get to them in some way.
2006-06-08 16:02:07 · answer #6 · answered by Consuming Fire 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know how to get under there skin and tick them off so basically you "pushed the button" that ticked them off.
2006-06-08 16:01:16 · answer #7 · answered by Muffin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means that you are either annoying someone or you are making them very mad and pushing them to the limits.
2006-06-08 16:01:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Annoying a person to the extent that they get really mad at you and they yell at you.
2006-06-08 16:01:12 · answer #9 · answered by libgurl2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means getting a reaction...
2006-06-08 16:01:29 · answer #10 · answered by jonmorritt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋