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Go off half-cocked   /goʊ ɔf hæf-kɑkt/   Listen
Go off half-cocked

verb
1.
Act prematurely or without reflection or too soon.  Synonym: go off at half-cock.






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"Go off half-cocked" Quotes from Famous Books



... have penetrated this far by your own effort, justified by your own personal emotions, and driven by an urge that is all-powerful if I am to believe the books I've read on the subject. You are told this much of the truth so that you won't go off half-cocked with a fine collection of ...
— The Fourth R • George Oliver Smith

... this far by your own effort, justified by your own personal emotions, and driven by an urge that is all-powerful if I am to believe the books I've read on the subject. You are told this much of the truth so that you won't go off half-cocked with a fine collection of rather dangerous ...
— The Fourth R • George Oliver Smith

... minute, Jim," said the President flatly. "Let's not go off half-cocked. It wasn't done on Mike's say-so; it was done on mine. I signed the order because I believed it was the proper, if not the only thing to do." Then he looked at the senator. "But this is the last day, Mike. ...
— Fifty Per Cent Prophet • Gordon Randall Garrett



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