hold by the button
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hold by the button
verb holds by the button · holding by the button · held by the button
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To detain in conversation to the point of weariness or tedium; to bore while tallking to
When a slanderer addresses himself to any one, let him only withhold his attention, while he argues thus with himself: --- Why does this man hold me by the button, and seem so desirous of calling my attention to another's failings?
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title = {hold by the button},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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