Dad fetch my buttons exclamation
Used as an expression of suprise
Dad fetch my buttons! He won the lottery.
Dad fetch my buttons! I have never seen such a lot of cockroaches.
To be surprised by some sudden occurrence
To greatly surprise, shock, or confuse someone
The origin of this exclamation is not clear.
Something or someone has been somewhere and become so familiar that it is hard for you to accept that place without them.
He was here for such a long time, so he was part of the furniture.