How to pronounce “hair-trigger”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A trigger that will set off a firearm when even a very small pressure is applied.
• [Adjective]
• Unstable; in a situation that could be worsened by the slightest mistake.
• Easily angered; having a short temper.

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