/Sounds like 'boos-KAR lahs kos-KEE-yahs'/
To deliberately provoke someone, poke and prod until they react. In Spain, buscar las cosquillas (looking for the tickles) is a vivid image for pushing someone's buttons — testing their patience and knowing exactly which nerves to hit.
"Te está buscando las cosquillas para que te enfades."
"Si me buscas las cosquillas, no te va a gustar lo que pasa. → He's poking at you on purpose to get you angry."
"If you keep pushing my buttons, you're not going to like what happens."
/Sounds like 'boos-KAR lahs kos-KEE-yahs'/
To deliberately provoke someone, poke and prod until they react. In Spain, buscar las cosquillas (looking for the tickles) is a vivid image for pushing someone's buttons — testing their patience and knowing exactly which nerves to hit.
"Te está buscando las cosquillas para que te enfades."
"Si me buscas las cosquillas, no te va a gustar lo que pasa. → He's poking at you on purpose to get you angry."
"If you keep pushing my buttons, you're not going to like what happens."