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on the button

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  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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From BBC

As ever with missions to the ISS, rockets have to leave Earth pretty much on the button if they want to give their capsules a chance of catching the orbiting laboratory in a reasonable time.

From BBC

We’re starting small but thinking big, and we want to know what you think - you can send us your feedback by clicking on the button below.

From BBC

We're starting small but thinking big, and we want to know what you think - you can send us your feedback by clicking on the button below.

From BBC

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

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