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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

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

The attorney general said the companies needed to "button up their cybersecurity measures" to protect customers.

From BBC Oct. 14, 2022

I put my glass down and grab the remote, clicking the volume button up, up, up.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins




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