go off halfcocked

A form of go off half-cocked — To take a premature or ill-considered action.

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Meanings

verbgo off halfcocked (third-person singular simple present goes off halfcocked, present participle going off halfcocked, simple past went off halfcocked, past participle gone off halfcocked)

present singular third person goes off halfcocked · participle present going off halfcocked · past went off halfcocked · participle past gone off halfcocked

  1. alternativeAlternative form of go off half-cocked.
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Chicago

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