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push the panic button

push the pan·ic but·ton
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo sh stressed th ee pan-ik buht-n]
    • /pʊʃ stressed ði ˈpæn ɪk ˈbʌt n/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo sh stressed th ee pan-ik buht-n]
    • /pʊʃ stressed ði ˈpæn ɪk ˈbʌt n/

Definitions of push the panic button words

  • noun push the panic button an alarm button for use in an emergency, as to summon help. 1
  • idioms push the panic button push / hit / press the panic button, Informal. to give way to panic in a distressing situation. 1
  • noun push the panic button to panic; specif., to react to a crisis with some frantic, often disastrous action 0
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Parts of speech for Push the panic button

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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push the panic button popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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