button a collar

Frequency: 6.06.5 per million words

To fasten the button(s) of a collar.

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Examples (10)

  • He carefully buttoned his collar before putting on his tie.
  • "Don't forget to button your collar," my mom said before I left for school.
  • I find it hard to button the collar of this new shirt; it's a bit too tight.
  • She was buttoning her collar in a hurry, trying not to be late for her presentation.
  • You should button your collar if you want to wear a bow tie correctly.
  • The child struggled for a moment before he managed to button his own collar.
  • As a sign of respect in the courtroom, the lawyer buttons his collar every morning.
  • He reached up to button his collar against the sudden chilly breeze.
  • After the race, he was too exhausted to even think about buttoning his collar.
  • The formal dress code requires that you button the collar of your shirt.