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11push the panic button — to react to a situation with fear and confusion. Our coach isn t about to push the panic button just because we ve lost two games in a row. Usage notes: sometimes used with other verbs that have a similar meaning, such as press and hit: It s too… …
12push\ the\ panic\ button — v. phr. slang To become very much frightened; nervous or excited, especially at a time of danger or worry. John thought he saw a ghost and pushed the panic button. Keep cool; don t hit the panic button! Syn.: lose one s head …
13push the panic button — Go to hit the panic button …
14press the panic button — hit/press/push the panic button to do something quickly without thinking about it in order to deal with a difficult or worrying situation. We may have lost the last three games but we re not pushing the panic button yet. (often negative) …
15push the panic button — hit/press/push the panic button to do something quickly without thinking about it in order to deal with a difficult or worrying situation. We may have lost the last three games but we re not pushing the panic button yet. (often negative) …
16press the panic button — Go to hit the anic button …
17push/hit/press the panic button — to become extremely afraid or nervous when something bad happens or might happen Medical officials says there is no need to push the panic button over two isolated cases of the disease. • • • Main Entry: ↑panic button …
18panic button — noun a button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency the circuit is operated by a panic button when he saw that I was angry he hit the panic button • Hypernyms: ↑push button, ↑push, ↑button * * * noun, pl ⋯ tons [count] : a… …
19panic button — /ˈpænɪk bʌtn/ (say panik butn) Colloquial –noun 1. an imaginary device said to be pressed when one gets flustered by an emergency: *Besides earthquakes, Nan feared storms the most. Lightning and thunder, her old favourites, never failed to… …
20Panic button — A panic button can either be a button that triggers an alarm or a button that resets a MIDI musical instrument.AlarmExamples of alarm panic buttons are: * A button in a critical system (such as a nuclear weapons system) used to quickly activate… …
