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Discover LudwigThe word "trigger-happy" is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used to describe someone who is overly eager to use force or to take drastic action, especially to start a fight or a war. For example, you could say: "The new President has a trigger-happy foreign policy, with threats of military intervention much more likely than peaceful negotiations."
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"They're just trigger-happy".
He is not trigger-happy.
That's what makes a trigger-happy soldier".
"She's trigger-happy and very unstable".
The Bank should avoid being trigger-happy.
Younger children were the most trigger-happy.
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"Trigger happy".
He's a little trigger happy".
Maybe I was trigger happy?
"We are not trigger happy.
"Like, Trigger Happy is amazing, isn't it?
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