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hit the panic button

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hit the panic button and press the panic button; push the panic button
Fig. to panic suddenly. She hit the panic button and just went to pieces. Don't press the panic button. Relax and keep your eyes open.
See also: button, hit, panic

hit/press/push the panic button
to do something quickly without thinking about it in order to deal with a difficult or worrying situation (often negative) We may have lost the last three games but we're not pushing the panic button yet.
See also: button, hit, panic


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DANNY MURPHY insists Fulham are refusing to hit the panic buttons despite slumping to a three-match losing streak.
PHIL GODMAN reckons Edinburgh have made the leap to become Magners League big hitters because they no longer hit the panic button.
Byline: DEREK McGOVERN; JOHN SHAW WITH Red Bull closing on him fast, does Jenson Button hit the accelerator, hit the panic button, or revert to type with the nearest available crumpet and hit the sack?
 
 
 
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