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To push my/your buttons

Posted by Barrie West on March 20, 2006

What is the origin of the idiom "to push my/your buttons" ...like in the act of arousing interest?
Does the definitive meaning of this phrase make an appearance in a reference work or in a research paper?
Thanking you in anticipation
Barrie West