Meaning of hold by the button | Babel Free
Definitions
To detain in conversation to the point of weariness or tedium; to bore while tallking to
Examples
“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?”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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