have all one's buttons

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noun have all one's buttons a small disk, knob, or the like for sewing or otherwise attaching to an article, as of clothing, serving as a fastening when passed through a buttonhole or loop. 1
noun have all one's buttons anything resembling a button, especially in being small and round, as any of various candies, ornaments, tags, identification badges, reflectors, markers, etc. 1
noun have all one's buttons a badge or emblem bearing a name, slogan, identifying figure, etc., for wear on the lapel, dress, etc.: campaign buttons. 1
noun have all one's buttons any small knob or disk pressed to activate an electric circuit, release a spring, or otherwise operate or open a machine, small door, toy, etc. 1
noun have all one's buttons Botany. a bud or other protuberant part of a plant. 1
noun have all one's buttons Mycology. a young or undeveloped mushroom. any protuberant part of a fungus. 1

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English boto(u)n < Anglo-French: rosehip, button, stud; Middle French boton, equivalent to boter to butt3 + -on noun suffix

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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