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Definition of panic button noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

panic button

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  • a button that someone working in a bank, etc. can press to call for help if they are in danger
    • Idioms
    hit/press/push the panic button
     
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    to react in a sudden or extreme way to something unexpected that has frightened you The government pressed the panic button yesterday as the economy plunged deeper into crisis.
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