VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

To pull the trigger

Meaning:

To fire a gun.; To commit to a course of action.

Examples:

  • After months of deliberation, the board finally decided to pull the trigger on the new investment opportunity.
  • As the deadline approached, Sarah knew she had to pull the trigger and submit her resignation to pursue her dream job.
  • The CEO hesitated for weeks before finally pulling the trigger on restructuring the company, a move that would affect hundreds of employees.
  • Despite the risks, the entrepreneur decided to pull the trigger and launch her startup, believing in its potential for success.
  • It's always nerve-wracking to pull the trigger on major life decisions, but sometimes you just have to take the leap of faith.
  • The team debated for hours before finally pulling the trigger on the controversial marketing campaign, hoping it would generate buzz for their brand.
  • Every time it gets easier to pull the trigger.
  • But do you have what it takes to pull the trigger?
  • Built his army, and now he wants to pull the trigger.
  • Boyle was the one who had to pull the trigger.
  • We don't have to pull the trigger right now.
  • We don't expect either of you to pull the trigger.
  • And I squeezed his hands, forced him to pull the trigger.
  • Believe me, I understand the impulse to pull the trigger.
  • Built his army, and now he wants to pull the trigger.
  • Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger.