Idiom
have one's finger on the trigger
Meaning
To be prepared to kill someone else or as with a firearm.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The soldier has his finger on the trigger.”
“The guard stood at the gate with his finger on the trigger, watching for any sign of movement.”
“With his finger on the trigger and his heart racing, he waited in the shadows for the intruder to enter the room.”
Examples
simple
“The soldier has his finger on the trigger.”
contextual
“The guard stood at the gate with his finger on the trigger, watching for any sign of movement.”
complex
“With his finger on the trigger and his heart racing, he waited in the shadows for the intruder to enter the room.”
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