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buttonhole

buttonhole / To stop someone and detain them in conversation, often in a persistent or intrusive manner.
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名詞buttonhole

A slit or opening in a piece of clothing through which a button is passed to fasten the garment.

The tailor carefully stitched the buttonhole on the jacket sleeve.

他動詞To stop someone and detain them in conversation, often in a persistent or intrusive manner.
[~ someone]

I tried to avoid him, but he managed to buttonhole me in the hallway to discuss his new project.

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