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go off half-cocked

Idioms  
  1. see go off, def. 1.


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Never has it been easier to go off half-cocked.

From Washington Post Mar. 5, 2023

"He's got to think of all the possibilities before he does something. He's not going to go off half-cocked."

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2015

"The last thing you want to do...is go off half-cocked and write an angry review or one that belittles a customer."

From Inc Jan. 14, 2011

Says a State Department official: "The Brits were just seeking to reassure themselves that we were not planning to take out a country, or go off half-cocked."

From Time Magazine Archive

Now, if I were you, I wouldn't go off half-cocked again, especially with Ben.

From Ben Pepper by Sidney, Margaret

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