half-cocked
adjective /ˌhɑːf ˈkɒkt/
/ˌhæf ˈkɑːkt/
Idioms Idioms
go off half-cocked (informal)
- to start before preparations are complete, so that the effect or result is not as it should be
没准备好就开始干，操之过急（因而效果或结果不好） - You've got to promise you won't go off half-cocked and do something rash.
你必须保证不会草率行事，做出鲁莽的事情。
- You've got to promise you won't go off half-cocked and do something rash.