buttoning up
Closing your coat
Buttoning up is the act of fastening buttons, but figuratively it means finalizing or securing something: We're buttoning up the deal this afternoon.
To button up can also mean to become silent or keep quiet: He buttoned up when the lawyers arrived.
In cold weather, buttoning up means bundling warmly: Button up before you go out.
- claspingHolding something firmly
- securingMaking firmly fixed
- fasteningJoining two parts together
- latchingSecuring with a catch
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
wrapping up · loose ends · snapping · close · finalize · closemouthed · sealed · conclude · tying · attaching · affixing · cinching · zip · tidy · prepare · locking down · locked · lock-down
- silencequiet, silent, mute, hush, stillness
- finishingcompleting, finalizing, finishing, done, concluded
buttoning upunbuttoning
Opening by releasing fasteners
unfastening · opening up · undoing · opening · baring
buttoning upopening up
Becoming less guarded
letting loose · unburdening · spilling the beans · speaking freely · expressing oneself
button, buttoning, buttoned, buttons, unbutton, unbuttoned, unbuttoning