itchy trigger finger
Eager to fire
An itchy trigger finger describes eagerness to shoot—literally, a readiness to fire a weapon at slight provocation.
More often figurative: someone with an itchy trigger finger is quick to act impulsively or aggressively, especially in confrontational situations.
The negotiators worried about soldiers with itchy trigger fingers.
He's got an itchy trigger finger when it comes to firing employees.
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- jumpyNervously reactive to stimuli
twitchy · reactive · knee-jerk · snap judgment · premature · overeager · impatient · antsy
Aggressively unfriendly
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
antagonistic · bellicose · militant · hawkish · warlike · pugnacious · quarrelsome · spoiling for a fight
hasty
Excessively quick, ill-considered
jumpy · twitchy · reactive · knee-jerk · snap judgment · premature · overeager · impatient · antsy · restless
hostile
Aggressively unfriendly
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
provocative · antagonistic · bellicose · militant · hawkish · warlike · pugnacious · quarrelsome · spoiling for a fight · gunslinger
- body idiomsheart of gold, heart of stone, cold heart, warm heart, soft heart
itchy trigger fingerrestraint
Control over impulses
self-control · patience · deliberation · cool-headedness · measured response
itchy trigger fingercalm
Free from agitation
relaxed · at ease · composed · unflappable · cool as a cucumber
itchy trigger fingerpacifism
Antiwar moral stance
non-aggression · peacefulness · dovishness · peaceable · non-confrontational
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