half-cocked
adjective /ˌhɑːf ˈkɒkt/
/ˌhæf ˈkɑːkt/
Idioms Idioms
go off half-cocked (informal)
- to start before preparations are complete, so that the effect or result is not as it should be
- You've got to promise you won't go off half-cocked and do something rash.