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    GO OFF AT HALF-COCK

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Act prematurely or without reflection or too soonplay

    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

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