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Definition of pull the trigger

pull the trigger

verb

  • to set in motion.
                                                   

                                                                     

                                                                                                                                         

    Citation from "I Am the Walrus", American Dad! (TV), Season 6 Episode 13 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
    You need to stop thinking about it, man. Just pull the trigger!

    Last edited on May 07 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

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