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    half cocked

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌhalf ˈcocked (also half cock British English)  go off half cocked  (also go off at half cock British English) to do something without enough thought or preparation, so that it is not successful 草率，马虎从事〔结果不成功〕Origin half-cocked (1800-1900) cock “to get a gun ready to fire”
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    half cocked
    ˌhalf ˈcocked (also ˌhalf ˈcock British English)
     Date: 1800-1900
     Origin: cock 'to get a gun ready to fire'
    go off half cocked (also go off at half cock British English) to do something without enough thought or preparation, so that it is not successful