press the panic button
idiomTo start to panic.
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Benjamin Button
To seemingly age in reverse; to appear younger, either through changes in appearance or one's personality and lifestyle.
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button nose
A nose with a small size and a relatively flat, round shape, usually considered to be dainty or cute in appearance.
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button one's lip
To remain silent, especially in order to keep a secret or to avoid saying something inappropriate.
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button pusher
Someone who pushes someone else's buttons: someone who goads, annoys, provokes, etc.
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care a button
To care (at all).
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hold by the button
To detain in conversation to the point of weariness or tedium; to bore while tallking to
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press into service
To make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do; to make something serve a function, especially one it was not designed or intended for.
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press on
To persist, to continue to advance.