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.]
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▸ 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.]
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hot stove,
itchy trigger finger,
pressure cooker,
tinderbox,
hair-trigger,
hot seat,
razor's edge,
trigger point,
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