pull the trigger
English
Verb
- To fire a gun.
- (idiomatic) To commit to a course of action.
- 2017 August 27, Brandon Nowalk, “Game Of Thrones slows down for the longest, and best, episode of the season (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club:
- Most surprisingly of all, the mad queen Cersei is challenged to execute both of her brothers at different moments, and she can’t bear to pull the trigger either time.
- 2003, Marcel Link, High Probability Trading: Take the Steps to Become a Successful Trader, page 377
- Some traders are too afraid to pull the trigger and just watch the market without ever getting involved.
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- (soccer, idiomatic, intransitive) To shoot, kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
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