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GO OFF AT HALF-COCK
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Act prematurely or without reflection or too soon
Example:
she wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half-cocked
Synonyms:
go off at half-cock; go off half-cocked
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "go off at half-cock" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s