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hair trigger

hair trig·ger (plural hair trig·gers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. sensitive trigger: a gun trigger that needs very little pressure to activate it

2. quick response: a response or mechanism that reacts to the slightest provocation or impulse ( hyphenated before a noun )

[< the thin spring that it activates]
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