push the panic button
Translation of push the panic button into German
Verbal expression
1.
emotion
react to a situation with fear or urgency- When the fire alarm rang, everyone pushed the panic button.Als der Feueralarm ertönte, drückten alle den Panikknopf.
2.
emergency
take emergency action- The company pushed the panic button when sales dropped suddenly.Das Unternehmen hat Notmaßnahmen ergriffen, als der Umsatz plötzlich einbrach.
Synonyms and analogies of push the panic button in English
Examples of push the panic button in a sentence
She tends to push the panic button in stressful situations. She pushed the panic button when she saw the fire.
Translations of "push the panic button" in Context ordered by category and frequency
Alarm zu schlagen
After observing the suspicious activity, she felt it was time to push the panic button.
Nachdem sie die verdächtige Aktivität beobachtet hatte, fühlte sie, dass es Zeit war, Alarm zu schlagen.
He was about to push the panic button when he realized it was a false alarm.
Er war kurz davor, Alarm zu schlagen, als er merkte, dass es ein falscher Alarm war.