How to pronounce “pull the trigger”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• To fire a gun.
• (idiomatic) To commit to a course of action.
• (soccer, idiomatic, intransitive) To shoot, kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
• (tennis, informal) To hit a very powerful shot.

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