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panic button
noun
Idiom1.
an alarm button for use in an emergency, as to summon help.
2.
push/hit/press the panic button, Informal. to give way to panic in a distressing situation.
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Press the panic button
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Origin:
allegedly first used in reference to emergency bell systems on World War II bombers such as the B-17 and B-24
allegedly first used in reference to emergency bell systems on World War II bombers such as the B-17 and B-24
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hit the panic button definitionand press the panic button; push the panic button
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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