pull the trigger

Verb

idiomatic intransitive informal

To fire a gun. / (idiomatic) To commit to a course of action. / (soccer, idiomatic, intransitive) To shoot, kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal. / (tennis, informal) To hit a very powerful shot.

Japanese Meaning

銃の引き金を引いて発射する / 決断して行動に移す（物事を実行する） / （サッカーの文脈で）ゴールを狙ってシュートする / （テニスの文脈で）非常に強烈なショットを打つ

What is this buttons?

He hesitated for a moment before he decided to pull the trigger.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は引き金を引くことを決める前に、一瞬ためらった。

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Sense（1）

To fire a gun.

Sense（2）

(idiomatic) To commit to a course of action.

Most surprisingly of all, the mad queen Cersei is challenged to execute both of her brothers at different moments, and she can’t bear to pull the trigger either time.

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Sense（3）

(soccer, idiomatic, intransitive) To shoot, kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.

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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Sense（4）

(tennis, informal) To hit a very powerful shot.

pulls the trigger

（ present singular third-person ）

pulling the trigger

（ participle present ）

pulled the trigger

（ participle past ）

pulled the trigger

（ past ）

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