hair-trigger situation
1hair-trigger — ADJ: ADJ n If you describe something as hair trigger, you mean that it is likely to change very violently and suddenly. His boozing, arrogance, and hair trigger temper have often led him into ugly nightclub brawls... A hair trigger situation has… …
2hair-trigger — 1. noun /ˈhɛrˌtrɪɡɝ/ a trigger that will set off a firearm when even a very small pressure is applied ... the hunter brings the sight of his rifle to bear; lightly and delicately his finger presses upon the hair trigger. 2. adjective /ˈhɛrˌtrɪɡɝ/ …
3Gun safety — Articleissues|article=y OR=March 2008 refimprove=March 2008 (For discussions on politics concerning firearms and gun safety, see Gun politics. This page deals only with non political aspects of gun safety. For a part of a gun that is called a… …
4Necessity defense (New York) — For the necessity defense generally, see necessity. The Penal Law of the State of New York combines justification and necessity into a single article, Article 35. Defense of Justification comprises sections 35.05 through 35.30 of the Penal Law.… …
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6List of The Story of Saiunkoku characters — The following is a list of characters from the light novel, anime and manga series, The Story of Saiunkoku. Contents 1 The Hong clan 1.1 Shūrei Ko 1.2 (Seien Shi)Seiran Si …
7Controversies about the word "niggardly" — In the United States, there have been several controversies concerning the word niggardly, an adjective meaning stingy or miserly, due to its phonetic similarity to the racial slur nigger. The two words are etymologically unrelated. Contents 1… …
8Dialectical behavior therapy — (DBT) is a system of therapy originally developed by Marsha M. Linehan, a psychology researcher at the University of Washington, to treat people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) .[1][2] DBT combines standard cognitive behavioral… …
9Comparison of United States presidential candidates, 2008 — This article compares the presidential candidates in the United States 2008 presidential election. It does not cover previous elections. Because of ballot access restrictions in the United States, not all candidates appeared on the ballots in all …
10Saturday Night Fever — Infobox Film name = Saturday Night Fever caption = US movie poster for Saturday Night Fever director = John Badham producer = Robert Stigwood writer = Nik Cohn (magazine article) Norman Wexler starring = John Travolta Karen Lynn Gorney music =… …
