Although he was eighteen years old in body, his mind was only eight years old, and so he would never be able to achieve the feat of making buttons and buttonholes meet.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair
A boy had been set to work in the tailor shop, and it had been found that he was unable to make the buttons and the buttonholes of a coat come in the right place.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair
But she was more subdued than usual and sewed steadily on gingham aprons for Janey, making the buttonholes and binding them about the neck with contrasting stuff.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine