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GO OFF HALF-COCKED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does go off half-cocked mean? 

GO OFF HALF-COCKED (verb)
  The verb GO OFF HALF-COCKED has 1 sense:

1. act prematurely or without reflection or too soonplay

  Familiarity information: GO OFF HALF-COCKED used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GO OFF HALF-COCKED (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Act prematurely or without reflection or too soon

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

go off at half-cock; go off half-cocked

Context example:

she wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half-cocked

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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