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  1. hair triggers: Merriam-Webster
  2. hair triggers: Collins English Dictionary
  3. hair triggers: Vocabulary.com
  4. hair-triggers: Wiktionary
  5. hair triggers: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. hair triggers: Encyclopedia

(Note: See hair_trigger as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (hair trigger)

noun:  (figurative, US) Any unstable situation.
noun:  (US) Alternative form of hair-trigger [A trigger that will set off a firearm when even a very small pressure is applied.]
adjective:  Alternative form of hair-trigger [Unstable; in a situation that could be worsened by the slightest mistake.]
▸ Also see hair_trigger


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