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GO OFF HALF-COCKED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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 half-cocked" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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