button one's fly
Frequency: 3.50.4 per million words
to fasten the buttons on one's trousers
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Examples (10)
- Remember to button your fly before you go on stage.
- He fumbled for a moment to button his fly in the dim light.
- The final step is to button the fly of your new jeans.
- I glanced down and realized with horror that I had forgotten to button my fly.
- He patiently showed his son how to button his fly all by himself.
- Each recruit must learn to properly button their fly as part of the uniform standard.
- She quickly buttoned her fly and tucked in her shirt before answering the door.
- Could you wait a second? I just need to button my fly.
- The actor had to button his fly on camera as part of the scene.
- It's a small detail, but you should always button your fly to look neat.