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go off half-cocked
Verb
colloquial
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
未熟な判断で、十分な考慮や準備なしに行動すること。 / 軽率に、考え抜かずに決断を下して動くこと。
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（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ past ）
（ participle past ）
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(idiomatic, colloquial): To take a premature or ill-considered action.
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go off half-cocked
Don't go off half-cocked and send that email before we double-check the facts.
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Don't go off half-cocked and send that email before we double-check the facts.
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