Meaning of hair-trigger | Babel Free

Definitions

A trigger that will set off a firearm when even a very small pressure is applied.

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Examples

“[…]the hunter brings the sight of his rifle to bear; lightly and delicately his finger presses upon the hair-trigger.”

“Is your laugh hung on a hair-trigger?—that is, is it critical, or can you get it off easy?”

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