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half-cocked
[ haf-kokt ]
adjective
- (of a firearm) at the position of half cock.
- lacking mature consideration or enough preparation; ill-considered or ill-prepared; half-baked.
half-cocked
adjective
- (of a firearm) at half-cock
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of half-cocked1
First recorded in 1800–10
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Idioms and Phrases
- go off half-cocked, to act or happen prematurely: Also go off at half cock.
He went off half-cocked and told everyone the news.
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Example Sentences
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The $169 costume “Donald Trump Jr. Hunting Halloween†costume features a blood-stained camouflage jacket, a “Half-Cocked†name tag, and a stuffed “leopard†to drape over the shoulder.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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