Phrase guide

itchy trigger finger

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The trigger finger of a person eager to fire their weapon or likely to do so unexpectedly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • 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.

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Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: herkkä liipaisinsormi — tendency to act in haste
  • Italian: grilletto facile — tendency to act in haste
  • Russian: ру́ки че́шутся (rúki čéšutsja) — tendency to act in haste