The car would be buttoned tight now, armor plates snapped shut over the windows, doors locked, as it crouched like a frightened bird on the empty slope.

Banks walked in the rain, coat buttoned tight, and listened to his Walkman.

Keep that trap of yours buttoned tight.

The man's oiled canvas coat was buttoned tight at his throat.

He would do what you paid him for and keep his lip buttoned tight once the deed was done.

They'll all be buttoned down tight by sunset," the sergeant said, "but they're making the most of a day with no snipers.

The sleeves were buttoned tight, but he wore it more like a jacket than a shirt.

She had her black coat buttoned tight, but running made the skirt flare, exposing a teasing strip of red dress.

They kept their stinking coats buttoned tight, in lieu of bandages, over whatever unspeakable mess lay beneath, and they had the smell of death about them.

On the wall above the rolltop was a picture of Chiang Kai-shek in his generalissimo suit, the tunic buttoned tight at the neck.