push a button

This page is about the collocation push a button

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to press a button on a machine or an appliance

For example

  • If you want to turn off the printer, push the red button.

  • Ben says he sometimes pushes the wrong button because his fingers are so big.

Quick Quiz

To turn the TV on, push the green button on

a. your shirt

b. your remote

c. your finger
a) your shirt b) your remote c) your finger

Contributor: Matt Errey