go off half-cocked (v)
go off at half-cock (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 41
def act prematurely or without reflection or too soon
examples she wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half-cocked
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
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Hypernym act, move
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Hyponym act, move

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