panic button
an alarm button for use in an emergency, as to summon help.
Idioms about panic button
push / hit / press the panic button, Informal. to give way to panic in a distressing situation.
Origin of panic button
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How to use panic button in a sentence
Four factors have stopped Democrats from pushing the panic button: 1.
Alison Grimes Will Have to Step It Up to Beat Mitch McConnell | Sam Youngman | November 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMy peers, colleagues, and friends in the financial-political-punditocracy rushed to hit the panic button and assign blame.
Jobs Report: Don’t Panic Yet—the Numbers Will (Probably) Be Revised Up | Daniel Gross | April 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOtherwise “Republicans going to hit the panic button” and start pouring their money into saving congressional seats.
Now, you listen carefully: If you push the panic button on this one without cause, I will personally flay you alive.
Missing Link | Frank Patrick HerbertChow thought some Martian monsters were invading us, and sort of pushed the panic button.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung | Victor Appleton
"I certainly pushed the panic button on that young man," he said.
The Lani People | J. F. Bone
British Dictionary definitions for panic button
a button or switch that operates any of various safety devices, for use in an emergency
hit the panic button or press the panic button informal to react to a situation by demanding emergency action; become excited; panic
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