Calm down! There's no need to press the panic button yet!
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
press the panic button — press/push/the panic button informal phrase to become very worried about something bad that happens and react suddenly instead of thinking about it calmly The thought of turning 50 makes me want to press the panic button. Thesaurus: to worry or… … Useful english dictionary
panic button — panic .button n 1.) a button that you can press to call for help if you are being attacked 2.) press/push the panic button BrE to do something quickly without thinking enough about it, because something unexpected or dangerous has suddenly… … Dictionary of contemporary English
panic button — panic ,button noun count an object that you press to send a signal to someone, for example the police, to tell them that you need help press/push the panic button INFORMAL to become very worried about something bad that happens and react suddenly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
panic 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… … Useful english dictionary
panic button — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms panic button : singular panic button plural panic buttons an object that you press to send a signal to someone, for example the police, to tell them that you need help • press/push the panic button informal to… … English dictionary
panic button — n. to press, push the panic button * * * [ pænɪkˌbʌtn] push the panic button to press … Combinatory dictionary
press 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) … New idioms dictionary
press the panic button — become very scared, panic, freak If a dog growls at me, I press the panic button. I scream and run … English idioms
panic button — 1. an alarm button for use in an emergency, as to summon help. 2. Informal. push or hit or press the panic button, to give way to panic in a distressing situation. [allegedly first used in reference to emergency bell systems on World War II… … Universalium
panic 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… …
