GO OFF AT HALF-COCK

Meaning of GO OFF AT HALF-COCK in English

( BrE , informal ) to start before preparations are complete, so that the effect or result is not as it should be

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

GO OFF AT HALF COCK — {v. phr.}, {informal} To act or speak before getting ready; to do something too soon. * /Bill often goes off …
Slang English vocab
GO OFF AT HALF-COCK — v (low obs) эякулировать при неполной эрекции
Dirty English-Russian vocab
GO OFF AT HALF COCK — {v. phr.}, {informal} To act or speak before getting ready; to do something too soon. * /Bill often goes off …
Словарь английских идиом
GO OFF AT HALF COCK — v. phr. , informal To act or speak before getting ready; to do something too soon. Bill often goes off …
American Idioms English vocabulary
GO OFF AT HALF-COCK — - go off half-cocked
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GO OFF AT HALF COCK — говорить необдуманно, говорить опрометчиво, поступать необдуманно, поступать опрометчиво
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GO OFF AT HALF COCK — говорить необдуманно, говорить опрометчиво, поступать необдуманно, поступать опрометчиво
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GO OFF AT HALF-COCK — = go off half-cocked
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GO OFF AT HALF-COCK — - go off half-cocked
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OFF — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb explodes/goes off ▪ Forty people were injured when the bomb exploded. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GO — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bill goes through parliament (= it goes through the process of being made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OFF — I. ˈȯf also ˈäf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of 1. a. : from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HALF — I. ˈha]f, haa(ə)], hai], hȧ], hä]; in sense 2b the f is often lost when “past” follows noun ( plural …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GO — I. (|)gō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _gə or +V _gəw verb ( went (|)went ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COCK — I. ˈkäk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cok, from Old English cocc; probably akin to obsolete Dutch cocke …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HALF — /haf, hahf/ , n. , pl. halves /havz, hahvz/ , adj. , adv. n. 1. one of two equal or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GO — go 1 /goh/ , v. , went, gone, going , n. , pl. goes , interj., adj. v.i. 1. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COCK — cock 1 — cocklike , adj. /kok/ , n. 1. a male chicken; rooster. 2. the male of any bird, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HALF — I. ˈhaf, ˈhäf noun ( plural halves ˈhavz, ˈhävz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healf; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COCK — I. ˈkäk noun Etymology: Middle English cok, from Old English cocc, of imitative origin Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
HALF — adj part; side; behalf. 2. half ·vt to halve. ·see halve. 3. half ·adj consisting of a moiety, or half; …
Webster English vocab
GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
Webster English vocab
COCK — noun a small boat. 2. cock ·noun a faucet or valve. 3. cock ·noun the indicator of a balance. 4. …
Webster English vocab
AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
Webster English vocab
HALF — [half] n, pl halves [ME, fr. OE healf; akin to OHG halb half] (bef. 12c) 1 a: either of two …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COCK — [cock] n [ME cok, fr. OE cocc, of imit. origin] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the adult male of the domestic …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HALF — half BrE AmE hɑːf § hæf AmE hæf —See also phrases with this word ▷ halves hɑːvz § hævz AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HALF — / hɑːf; NAmE hæf/ noun , determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ noun ( pl. halves / hɑːvz; NAmE hævz/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COCK — / kɒk; NAmE kɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( BrE ) (also roost·er NAmE , BrE ) [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HALF — I. half 1 S1 W1 /hɑːf $ hæf/ BrE AmE predeterminer , pronoun , adjective [only before noun] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GO — I. go 1 S1 W1 /ɡəʊ $ ɡoʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense went /went/, past participle gone /ɡɒn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COCK — I. cock 1 /kɒk $ kɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cocc 'male chicken' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HALF — n., adj., & adv. --n. (pl. halves) 1 either of two equal or corresponding parts or groups into which a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GO — v., n., & adj. --v. (3rd sing. present goes; past went; past part. gone) 1 intr. a start moving or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COCK — n. & v. --n. 1 a a male bird, esp. of a domestic fowl. b a male lobster, crab, or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HALF — n., adj., & adv. n. (pl. halves) 1 either of two equal or corresponding parts or groups into which a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GO — v., n., & adj. v. (3rd sing. present goes; past went; past part. gone) 1 intr. a start moving or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COCK — n. & v. n. 1 a a male bird, esp. of a domestic fowl. b a male lobster, crab, or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
HALF — n., adj., & adv. --n. (pl. halves) 1. either of two equal or corresponding parts or groups into which a …
Oxford English vocab
GO — 1. v., n., & adj. --v. (3rd sing. present goes; past went; past part. gone) 1. intr. a start moving …
Oxford English vocab
COCK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a a male bird, esp. of a domestic fowl. b a male lobster, crab, …
Oxford English vocab
GO — I. MOVING OR LEAVING /goʊ/ ( goes, going, went, gone) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HALF — ( halves /hɑ:vz, AM hævz/ ) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COCK — ( cocks, cocking, cocked) 1. A cock is an adult male chicken. ( mainly BRIT; in AM, use rooster ) …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HALF — I. predeterminer COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a half moon (= looking like half a circle ) ▪ A half moon …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AT — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird pecks (at) sth (= makes small movements with its head ) ▪ Some …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HALF — [noun], [pronoun], predeterminer, adjective, [adverb] [not gradable] [plural] halves - either of the two equal or nearly equal parts that …
Cambridge English vocab
GO — Synonyms and related words : Olympic games, Olympics, abstain from, accompany, accomplished fact, accomplishment, accord, achievement, act, act on, act …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OFF — adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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