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hair trigger

A gun trigger adjusted to respond to a very slight pressure.

hair trigger

1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a trigger of a firearm that responds to very slight pressure

2. Informal

a. any mechanism, reaction, etc., set in operation by slight provocation

b. (as modifier) a hair-trigger temper

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Noun

hair trigger - a gun trigger that responds with little pressure

gun trigger, trigger - lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun

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