1. act prematurely or without reflection or too soon; - Example: "she wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half-cocked" [syn: go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
go off at half-cock
v 1: 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" [syn: go off half-cocked, go off at
half-cock]