go off half-cocked

Fig. to go into action too early or without thinking. (Originally refers to a flintlock or matchlock gun firing prematurely, before the trigger was pulled.) Don't go off half-cocked. Plan out what you're going to do. Bill went off half-cocked and told everybody he was running for the state legislature.

go off half-cocked

in. to proceed without knowing all the facts. The boss went off half-cocked and exploded into a rage about the mess.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Drea	-	English
MathÚIn	-	Irish
Garsea	-	Medieval Spanish
Leda	['li:də]
Boban	-	Serbian, Macedonian
Tamsin	TAM-sin	English (British)