| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,509,040,522 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
hit the panic button |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia | 0.06 sec. |
|
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. 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? References in periodicals archive |
|---|
In early 2005, however, GM began to experience a significant decline in sales in several key segments and, in our opinion, management hit the panic button and they came out with the "Employee Discount for Everyone" program. ``But, unfortunately, we need to hit the panic button. When people were practically giving away funding in the late 1990s, these companies didn't overextend, and when everyone hit the panic button a few years later, they stayed calm and seized the opportunity. |
| Idioms and phrases |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|