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button up

VERB
batten down the hatches
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“It was never particularly clear what constitutional theory undergirded the oath of office charges. I suspect the DA’s office will button up their theory and go back to the grand jury.”

From Salon Mar. 13, 2024

The button up royal blue tops feature yellow and black piping on the cuffs of the sleeves and around the neck.

From Seattle Times Apr. 28, 2023

Bratt’s team began to button up witness accounts and stress-test factual evidence against the law.

From Washington Post Mar. 1, 2023

Time to grab his baseball bat, button up his Detroit Tigers uniform, and head to the Home Run Park batting cages in Anaheim.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2023

Carmen sat on the edge of the lumpy mattress to button up her brand-new boots.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis




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