quick on the draw

quick on the draw
quick on the trigger & quick on the draw
1. Lit. quick to draw a gun and shoot. •

Some of the old cowboys were known to be quick on the trigger.

Wyatt Earp was particularly quick on the draw.

2. Fig. quick to respond to anything. •

John gets the right answer before anyone else. He's really quick on the trigger.

Sally will probably win the quiz game. She's really quick on the draw.

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See: QUICK ON THE TRIGGER.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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