English

Verb

pull the trigger

1. To fire a gun.
2. (idiomatic) To commit to a course of action.
   • 2003, Marcel Link, High Probability Trading: Take the Steps to Become a Successful Trader, page 377

     Some traders are too afraid to pull the trigger and just watch the market without ever getting involved.

3. (soccer, idiomatic, intransitive) To shoot, kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
   • 2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC:

     The Baggies almost hit back instantly when Graham Dorrans broke from midfield and pulled the trigger from 15 yards but Paul Robinson did superbly to tip the Scot's drive around the post.

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