His id is a minefield of hair-trigger rage, and his ego is snowflake-fragile.
Source: tatoeba (5379889)
Hair-trigger
//ˈhɛɹˌtɹɪ.ɡɚ//
Synonyms for "hair-trigger" (34 found)
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Translations
3 translations across 3 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- мек спусък noun (gun mechanism)
Russian
1 entries- шне́ллер noun (gun mechanism)
Spanish
1 entries- gatillo de pleo noun (gun mechanism)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
I have always held, too, that pistol practice should be distinctly an open-air pastime; and when Holmes, in one of his queer humours, would sit in an arm-chair with his hair-trigger and a hundred Boxer cartridges, and proceed to adorn the opposite wall with a patriotic V. R. done in bullet-pocks, I felt strongly that neither the atmosphere nor the appearance of our room was improved by it.
Source: tatoeba (6981848)
[…]the hunter brings the sight of his rifle to bear; lightly and delicately his finger presses upon the hair-trigger.
Source: wiktionary
Is your laugh hung on a hair-trigger?—that is, is it critical, or can you get it off easy?
Source: wiktionary
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