英和和英

動詞

hit the button (third-person singular simple present hits the button, present participle hitting the button, simple past and past participle hit the button)

1. (informal) To be very satisfying; to be just the thing needed or desired in some particular situation.

   Synonyms: hit the spot, scratch the itch

   Coordinate term: hit the nail on the head

   • 1989, The Beat, volume 8, page 25:

     The sure hit is "This Is Ska, the Skacid Mix"! Exactly what it sounds like, this tune hits the button, rocking all kind of people.

   • 2004, Theatre Record, volume 24, numbers 7-12, page 430:

     […] neither the writing nor the plotting really hits the button.

2. (informal) To initiate a nuclear war (via a press of the proverbial nuclear button).