panic button
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
panic button
noun
plural
panic buttons
panic button
noun
plural
panic buttons
Britannica Dictionary definition of PANIC BUTTON
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:
a button in a bank, store, etc., that a person can press to call for help during an emergency (such as a robbery)
push/hit/press the panic button
:
to become extremely afraid or nervous when something bad happens or might happen
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Medical officials say there is no need to push the panic button over two isolated cases of the disease.
