press the right button

press/push the right button/buttons

to do exactly what is necessary to get the result that you want You have to know how to push all the right buttons if you want to be a successful diplomat. Sometimes you're interviewing someone really shy and then you press the right button and they just don't stop talking.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Corey	['kəʊri]
Tidir	-	Northern African, Berber
Athene	-	Greek Mythology
Marnie	MAHR-nee	English
Thurman	['θə:mən]
Zackary	ZAK-ə-ree	English