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