HyperDic: go_off_half-cocked

English > 1 sense of the expression go off half-cocked:
VERBsocialgo off half-cocked, go off at half-cockact prematurely or without reflection or too soon
English > go off half-cocked: 1 sense > verb 1, social
MeaningAct prematurely or without reflection or too soon.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymgo off at half-cock
Broaderact, movePerform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

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