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has one's finger on the trigger

has one's finger on the trigger is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

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What is has one's finger on the trigger the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has one's finger on the trigger is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have one's finger on the trigger.

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

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

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