trigger-happy

See also: trigger happy

English

trigger-happy (comparative more trigger-happy, superlative most trigger-happy)

Having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly before adequately identifying the target.
The bystanders were indiscriminately gunned down by trigger-happy gang members.
- 1980, Jagger–Richards (lyrics and music), “Claudine”, performed by The Rolling Stones:
  Claudine / Don't get trigger happy with me / Don't wave a gun at me
(by extension) Inclined to behave recklessly or violently at the slightest provocation.
Be careful when you work near him; he's trigger-happy with that chain-saw.

He was so trigger-happy that he wheeled and punched me when I brushed by him in the hall.

having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly

Chinese:
Mandarin: 動輒開槍的／动辄开枪的 (dòngzhé kāiqiāng de)
Dutch: schietgraag (nl)
Finnish: liipaisinherkkä
French: fou de la gâchette (fr) m, folle de la gâchette f, malade de la gâchette (fr) m or f, gâchette facile (fr) f
German: schießwütig
Greek: αψίθυμος (el) m (apsíthymos), φιλοπόλεμος (el) m (filopólemos), πολεμοχαρής (el) m or f (polemocharís)
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: gatillo fácil m
Swedish: skjutglad (sv)

inclined to behave recklessly

Chinese:
Mandarin: 好鬥的／好斗的 (hàodòu de), 好鬥的／好斗的, 好战的 (hàozhàn de), 好動武的／好动武的 (hào dòngwǔ de)
Finnish: väkivaltainen (fi)
French: impulsif (fr)
Italian: grilletto facile
Russian: please add this translation if you can