a button that sb working in a shop, bank, etc. can press to call for help if they are in danger
IDIOMS
press / push the panic button (BrE) to react in a sudden or extreme way to sth unexpected that has frightened you:
The prime minister pressed the panic button yesterday as Britain's economy plunged deeper into crisis.
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