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jmdict 1168900 Active (id: 1989749)
引き金を引く
ひきがねをひく
1. [exp,v5k]
▶ to pull the trigger
▶ to squeeze the trigger

Conjugations


History:
6. A 2018-10-27 00:53:20  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
OK.
5. A* 2018-10-27 00:37:17  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijr, GG5, 中辞典, ルミナス (all have the ...を引く form as subentries or examples in their 引き金 entries.)
  Comments:
True, but while it's "pull" (or squeeze) in English, it's not obvious that it's 引く in Japanese; it could well be 押す. I think it's useful to have it stated.
In sense 2 of  引き金 it's usually ...となる/となった.
  Diff:
@@ -13,0 +14 @@
+<gloss>to squeeze the trigger</gloss>
4. A* 2018-10-27 00:07:56  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
One gloss is enough.
Do we even need this entry? It's not idiomatic.
  Diff:
@@ -14 +13,0 @@
-<gloss>to pull a trigger</gloss>
3. A 2010-08-21 02:03:58  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2010-08-20 22:48:29  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
surely "the" is more natural than "a" here
  Diff:
@@ -13,0 +13,1 @@
+<gloss>to pull the trigger</gloss>
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