What does quick on the trigger mean?
Idiom Meaning:
fast to react
Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:
My Little Chickadee (1940)
Time of Scene:
Flower Belle Lee: I need more than that, honey.
Cuthbert J. Twillie: Ah, what symmetrical digits! Soft as the fuzz of a baby’s arm.
Flower Belle Lee: But quick on the trigger.
Cuthbert J. Twillie: Mmm, yes. Uh, may I?
Flower Belle Lee: Help yourself.
S.W.A.T. (2003)
Time of Scene:
Velasquez: Captain. They’re two of our best officers.
Capt. Thomas Fuller: Well I’m not sticking them back in the field after a stunt like that.
Brian Gamble: Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t know that saving lives was goddamn stunt!
Capt. Thomas Fuller: Hey, you’ve got a big mouth, and apparently you’re quick on the trigger. And that is why your ass is in a sling!
Velasquez: Captain Fuller, if you’re really gonna put them off SWAT at least keep them in the division. Give’em a shot at getting back.
Capt. Thomas Fuller: Fine, stick’em in the gun cage. Get’em out of my sight.
Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951)
Time of Scene:
Catherine ‘Cay’ Higgins: Quick on the trigger, aren’t you?
Bill Clark: What do you mean by that?
Catherine ‘Cay’ Higgins: Simmer down. You’ll live longer.
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