Buttoned
Work
Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Both words in one sentence
- Even at more buttoned-down institutions, most lectures work this way; so long as you're not disruptive, nobody will notice if you're enrolled or not.
Source: Bavarian Fire Drill -
She doesn't show much more cleavage at work than the buttoned down shirt seen above, and her wrinkles are not hidden, particularly on her neck (except of course by her Scarf of Asskicking).
Source: Series / Prime Suspect US - In MarsCorp, buttoned-up, businesslike, professionally driven maverick Hob is given the profoundly laid-back, moderately ditzy and criminally affable Jim Lake - a man who wears Hawaiian shirts to work and has a rapport with everyone, including the elevator - as her personal assistant.
Source: Odd Couple
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