slang intellect; mental capacity (in such phrases as a button short, to have all one’s buttons, etc)
button man
n. A low-ranking member of an organized crime syndicate. [From a comparison between such a man and a soldier (wearing a uniform with buttons).]
Definition of (as) cute as a button
: very cute Your nephew is cute as a button!
to hit a button: to press or click a button (to select something) idiom. to hit: to knock, to punch, to come into physical contact quickly and violently.
n. A low-ranking member of an organized crime syndicate. [From a comparison between such a man and a soldier (wearing a uniform with buttons).]
According to traditional rules, any murders carried out for personal reasons cannot be used to fulfill the requirement. Committing one’s first contract killing is referred to as “making one’s bones” or earning one’s “button”, thus becoming a “button man”.
CUTE AS A BUTTON – “cute, charming, attractive, almost always with the connotation of being small, 1868 (from the original 1731 English meaning of ‘acute’ or clever).
What is the meaning of Botton?
1a : a small knob or disk secured to an article (as of clothing) and used as a fastener by passing it through a buttonhole or loop. b : a usually circular metal or plastic badge bearing a stamped design or printed slogan campaign button. 2 : something that resembles a button: such as.
intelligent
[mainly British, old-fashioned] intelligent, full of energy, or very cheerful. She was as bright as a button and sharp as anything.
Definition of push/hit/press the panic button
: to become extremely afraid or nervous when something bad happens or might happen Medical officials says there is no need to push the panic button over two isolated cases of the disease.
Definition of push the right buttons
informal. : to do the things that are needed to produce a desired effect or result The coach knows how to push all the right buttons to get his players ready for the game.
What does running at a loss mean?
Operating at a loss is when you’re spending more money than is coming in to the business. Businesses often operate at a loss temporarily when starting out or in periods of growth. This is okay if you’ve got enough in the bank to cover the costs of running your business until your income picks up.
Deceased (19302016)
What does bagman mean in slang?
Definition of bagman
1 chiefly British : traveling salesman. 2 : a person who on behalf of another collects or distributes illicitly gained money broadly : an intermediary in an illicit or unethical transaction.
The courage of the few standing up to unparalleled power and manipulation presented in Button Man (Minotaur) reads as sensational, but the story is actually based on truth from one remarkable man. As Gross describes in a recent BookTrib interview, Button Man is about a young hero who grows up on the Lower East Side.
Do mafias still exist?
The Mafia is currently most active in the Northeastern United States, with the heaviest activity in New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New England, in areas such as Boston, Providence and Hartford.
How do u know if a boy likes u?
How to Tell If a Guy Likes You
- He is touching you.
- He remembers small details about you.
- You two are social media friends.
- He gives you eye contact.
- He makes an effort in the conversations you have.
- He’s using alpha body language.
- He asks if you have a boyfriend.
- He gets jealous when you talk to other guys.
What does it mean when a guy calls you babe?
To put it simply, when you call someone babe, it probably means that you have feelings for them. “Its use in any form means that you are attracted and proud to be with your partner,” Maria says.
the button quail is a very small gray super, super fluffy squishy looking (or ‘cute’ if you will) bird. people used to say “cute as a button”, meaning “cute as a button quail” b/c the bird was considered so adorable.
Ian McNeil (1990) holds that “the button was originally used more as an ornament than as a fastening, the earliest known being found at Mohenjo-daro in the Indus Valley.Functional buttons with buttonholes for fastening or closing clothes appeared in Germany in the 13th century.
As nouns the difference between bottom and button
is that bottom is the lowest part from the uppermost part, in either of these senses: while button is a knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.