buttonhole someone

Accost or detain a person in conversation. For example, The reporter tried to buttonhole the senator, but she got away. This term is a metaphor for literally grasping someone by a buttonhole on his or her clothing. [Mid-1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Huey	HYOO-ee	English
Davison	['deivisn]
Svante	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Jarmil	-	Czech
GarbiÑE	-	Basque
Micah	MIE-kə (English)	Biblical, English