press the panic button

To overreact to a negative situation with an inordinate amount of fear, alarm, or confusion. If you're going to be a successful boss, you can't press the panic button every time your company has a minor setback. New parents tend to press the panic button over every little sniffle their first baby gets.

press the panic button

verb

See hit the panic button

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Azarias	-	Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Jerrie	JER-ee	English
Persis	-	Biblical, Biblical Greek
Dixie	DIK-see	English
Deven	DEV-ən	English (Modern)
Faramond	-	History