on the trigger

See: QUICK ON THE TRIGGER.

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quick on the trigger

[quick on the trigger] or [trigger happy] {adj. phr.} 1. Ready to shoot without warning; fast with a gun. * /He's a dangerous criminal quick on the trigger./ 2. {informal} […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

trigger

[trigger] See: [QUICK ON THE TRIGGER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

trigger happy

[trigger happy] See: [QUICK ON THE TRIGGER] (1). A Dictionary of American Idioms

happy

[happy] See: [STRIKE A HAPPY MEDIUM], [TRIGGER HAPPY] at [QUICK ON THE TRIGGER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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