Meaning of sew buttons | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used in response to someone asking "so?"
   humorous, idiomatic
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sew, button.

Examples

““Ah. So?” “Sew buttons.” “What was it like? I don't know.”

““That's what my mother used to say when we kept saying 'so.'” At Jack's puzzled look I bat my hand at him. “Don't bother trying to get it. It's a non sequitur.” “Oh. So. Sew buttons. I get it.””

““So.” “Sew buttons.” That phrase always made Cam laugh. Her grandmother was the only one who still used it because she was probably the only person who still actually sewed buttons.”

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