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had one's finger on the trigger

had one's finger on the trigger is the simple past and past participle of have one's finger on the trigger.

Meaning of have one's finger on the trigger

Verb

have one's finger on the trigger (third-person singular simple present has one's finger on the trigger, present participle having one's finger on the trigger, simple past and past participle had one's finger on the trigger)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, sarcastic) To be prepared to kill someone else or as with a firearm.

Questions about had one's finger on the trigger

What is had one's finger on the trigger the simple past and past participle of?
Had one's finger on the trigger is the simple past and past participle of have one's finger on the trigger.

Words near had one's finger on the trigger in the dictionary

  1. had one's ears on
  2. had one's ears pinned back
  3. had one's eye on
  4. had one's fill
  5. had one's finger on the pulse
  6. had one's finger on the trigger
  7. had one's fingers all thumbs
  8. had one's fingers in many pies
  9. had one's fingers in the till
  10. had one's fingers on the pulse
  11. had one's guard up

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