trigger

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trigger definition


  1. n.
    a hired gunman. (Underworld.) : Get your triggers outa here—then we can talk.
  2. tv.
    to start something; to set something off. : The noise triggered an avalanche.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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trigger

In addition to the idiom beginning with trigger, also see quick on the draw (trigger).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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