Idiom Breakdown

itchy trigger finger

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Definition

The metaphorical trigger finger of a person with a tendency or readiness to act in haste or without consideration; a tendency to so act.

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"Given any remote chance to gun down an effective spokesman for conservative economics as a secret fascist and torturer, even Nobel laureates can, we see, succumb to an itchy trigger finger."
"They all have an itchy trigger finger when it comes to advertising."
"Under these kinds of circumstances, players with significant exposure, tight stops, and itchy trigger fingers can end up overreacting to what is essentially noise."
"Look at Afghanistan and Iraq, it's plain to see that our current President has an itchy trigger finger."

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