on the button

Idioms  

1. Exactly right, precisely, as in Her review of the book was right on the button, or We're supposed to be there at six o'clock on the button. This term may come from boxing, where a punch on the button means “a punch on the chin.” [Colloquial; c. 1900] Also see on the dot.

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on the button

When I click on the button for more information it often takes me to a blank page.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

You can send us your feedback on the InDepth section by clicking on the button below.

From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2025

The app also allows players to customize the lighting of the backlit joysticks with either a single color, multiple colors, prism colors or action, where the color changes based on the button input.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 25, 2023

“It’s not like you just turn on the button, and you have vaccine ready, right? It takes time to get it done,” Kumar says.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 6, 2023

My hand was on the button, but I didn’t push it.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson

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