have one's finger on the trigger

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Verb

have one's finger on the trigger (third-person singular simple present has one's finger on the trigger, present participle having one's finger on the trigger, simple past and past participle had one's finger on the trigger)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, sarcastic) To be prepared to kill someone else or as with a firearm.
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