HAIR-TRIGGER


Meaning of HAIR-TRIGGER in English

If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is likely to change very violently and suddenly.

His boozing, arrogance, and ~ temper have often led him into ugly nightclub brawls...

A ~ situation has been created which could lead to an outbreak of war at any time.

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