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GO OFF HALF-COCKED also GO OFF AT HALF COCK.

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go off half-cocked

[go off half-cocked] also [go off at half cock] {v. phr.}, {informal} To act or speak before getting ready; to do something too soon. * /Bill often goes off half […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

half

[half] See: [GO HALVES], [GO OFF HALF-COCKED] also [GO OFF AT HALF COCK], [IN HALF], [SIX OF ONE AND HALF-A-DOZEN OF THE OTHER], [TIME AND A HALF], [TOO-BY HALF]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

cock-and-bull story

[cock-and-bull story] {n. phr.} An exaggerated or unbelievable story. * /"Stop feeding me such cock-and-bull stories," the detective said to the suspect./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

Austin O'Malley

(1858 - 1932), physicianhumorist Never carry your shotgun or your knowledge at half-cock. www.sky-net-eye.com

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