pushing the panic button
Example Sentences
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With all that, HBO is not pushing the panic button just yet.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2019
“We’re not pushing the panic button; just have to come back to work,” Jasper said.
From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2018
The Twins lost to Baltimore 11-0 on Tuesday night, but nobody in that veteran clubhouse is pushing the panic button this early in the season.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2011
But municipal government officials say they are in tough position on how to break the news that certain agricultural products have been contaminated without pushing the panic button.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2011
Again, even while Ike fought wisely and successfully at bringing the U.S. out of recession without pushing the panic button, he failed to dramatize the achievement.
From Time Magazine Archive
