go off at half-cock



go off at half-cock

  (old-fashioned) also go off half-cocked (old-fashioned)
to suddenly give your opinion without preparing what you are saying or understanding the subject you are talking about, often because you are angry You don't listen. You just go off at half-cock without even hearing the end of my sentence.
See also: off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Peti-Hungarian
Rebekahrə-BEK-ə (English)Biblical, English
GiadaJAH-dahItalian
Naenia-Roman Mythology
HỮU-Vietnamese
LorriLAWR-eeEnglish