Deutsch term
Deutschland
Practical business experience, reliable
Native in: Englisch
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch, Englisch > Deutsch
vorknöpfen
I am looking for a clever way of bringing this double meaning over, help would be most welcome.
TIA Stephen
Proposed translations
Südafrika
Professional, experienced, high quality
Native in: Englisch 
, Deutsch
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch, Englisch > Deutsch
be sure the shirt fits the occasion
Japan
Scientia est potentia
Native in: Japanisch 
Works in: Englisch > Japanisch, Deutsch > Japanisch, Italienisch > Japanisch, and 3 more.
to go for
How about this one?
Kanada
Friendly, fast & certified!
Native in: Deutsch (Variants: Austrian, Germany, Swiss, Platt / Nieder (Low German))
Works in: Englisch > Deutsch, Deutsch > Englisch, Deutsch
right on the button
With our shirts you're always right on the button
Deutschland
enthusiast
Native in: Englisch (Variant: British)
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch, Englisch > Deutsch, Englisch, and 1 more.
button up (the deal)
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-10-13 07:22:14 GMT)
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To be quite honest, I'm not sure if your suggested usage of "buttoned up" is suitable. "Buttoned up" can also mean repressed or controlled (she kept her emotions buttoned up), which is not the impression we are attempting.
Let'see what others think!
Slip into one of our awesome shirts - this will definitely button up the deal for you
| Be sure the shirt is buttoned up to the occasion ? |
Schweiz
Translate complexity through simplicity
Native in: Englisch (Variants: British, US) , Deutsch (Variants: Swiss, Germany)
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch, Englisch > Deutsch, Englisch, and 1 more.
button-up accordingly/appropriately
Deutschland
American engineer, Dip. Trans IOL, BDÜ
Native in: Englisch
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch, Englisch
Don't be afraid to push some buttons / pushing all the right buttons.
"It's important to push all the right buttons."
"Don't forget to push all the right buttons."
"Time to push some buttons."
"Don't be afraid to push some buttons"
"We don't mean to push your buttons" (then the text explains why their shirts are so great).
"To succeed in life, you have to be willing to push some buttons."
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/buttons
You could also use a totally different idiom, like:
"Putting our shirt on your success" or "We'd bet our shirt on you".
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/shirt
Or something more creative, with "cut from the same cloth" or "follow suit".
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Note added at 6 hrs (2009-10-13 10:48:08 GMT)
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"Let us push your buttons" could also have a slightly sexual appeal, which you may or may not want. Are they targeting hip young things or old granddads?
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sylvie malich (X)
34 Min.
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Vereinigte Staaten
by words the mind is winged-Aristophanes
Native in: Englisch , Spanisch
Works in: Englisch > Spanisch, Deutsch > Spanisch, Spanisch > Englisch, and 1 more.
snatch yourself the right shirt!
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Audrey Foster (X)
: I like your "dressed for the occasion"
20 Stunden
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Vereinigtes Königreich
to buttonhole
"Buttonholing the right shirt for the occasion" or something along these lines... depending on what comes next
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