Panic (one) by (doing something) phrase
To do something that makes one feel terrified or extremely worried.
The teacher panicked me by isolating me from my friends during the test.
The fake news is panicking the populace by describing how squalid and overcrowded field hospitals are.
You can't panic me by screaming and threatening me in that stupid way.
Used to tell someone not to stress about something
I'm not stupid or easily scared.
A great anger or concern about something that is not important
The verb "panic" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase was formed based on the meaning of the verb "panic".
A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate
Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!