go off at half-cock

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go off at half-cock - act prematurely or without reflection or too soon; "she wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half-cocked"

go off half-cocked

act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

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drunkenness
go off half-cocked
half-cock
impetuousness

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So now it's come up with another scheme that has no certain outcome and is destined to go off at half-cock.

GEORGE TYNDALE: LABOUR MISDIAGNOSE NHS YET AGAIN

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