panic button noun
plural ∼ -tons [count] : 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
▪ Medical officials says there is no need to push the panic button over two isolated cases of the disease.
▪ Medical officials says there is no need to push the panic button over two isolated cases of the disease.
