/?hɑ?f?k?kt/go off half-cockedUS(UKgo off at half-cock)tofailbecause of not being wellplannedor because ofstartingtoosoonSMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesStarting and beginning
be in the first flush ofidiom
be/get in on the ground flooridiom
become
begin
branch out
develop
get down to businessidiom
grow
half-cock
here
here goes!idiom
hit the ground runningidiom
motion
stirring
strike
strike out(somewhere)
stuck
stumble intosomething
swing into actionidiom
the ground floor
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