I’m going to pull his button
Posted: December 29, 2014 | Author: davemalaphor | Filed under: ACTION, button, pull, push, THINGS | Tags: expressions, humor, language, malaphor, malaphors, pull your leg, push your buttons, words |2 CommentsPush or pull? It’s a choice we make everyday. In this case, the speaker made the wrong choice but a great malaphor. It is a mash up of “pushing his button” (to do the exact thing to make someone act the way you want) and “pulling his leg” (to fool or trick someone). A big thanks to Jack de Golia for sending this one in!
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I thought this was a mash of “push his button” and “pull his chain”
Yes, Rick, I agree that this might be in the mix as well. Also “pull your finger”? Not knowing the context is the problem.