half-cocked
adjective
USold-fashionedus/ˌhæfˈkɑːkt/uk/ˌhɑːfˈkɒkt/go off half-cockedUS(UKgo off at half-cock)
tofailbecause of not being wellplannedor because ofstartingtoosoon
Starting 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