GO OFF HALF-COCKED

Meaning of GO OFF HALF-COCKED in English

= go off at half cock

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

GO OFF HALF COCKED — Synonyms and related words : ad-lib, anticipate, be caught napping, be predisposed, be surprised, be taken unawares, be unprepared, blow …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GO OFF HALF-COCKED — v (low obs) go off at half-cock q.v.
Dirty English-Russian vocab
GO OFF HALF-COCKED — act or speak before being ready He always goes off half-cocked when he is at a meeting.
English Idioms vocab
GO OFF HALF-COCKED — speak without thinking, rush into action Dar is sensible, but he goes off half-cocked when he plays ball.
English Idioms vocabulary
GO OFF HALF-COCKED — also
American Idioms English vocabulary
GO OFF HALF-COCKED — брит. сл. уйти слишком рано
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GO OFF HALF-COCKED — 1) амер.; разг. говорить или действовать необдуманно, раньше времени 2) брит. сленг уйти слишком рано
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GO OFF HALF-COCKED — 1) амер. ; разг. говорить или действовать необдуманно, раньше времени 2) брит. сл. уйти слишком рано
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GO OFF HALF-COCKED — 1) амер.; разг. говорить или действовать необдуманно, раньше времени 2) брит. сл. уйти слишком рано
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GO OFF HALF-COCKED — expr infml 1) I waited because I didn't want to go off half-cocked — Я выжидал, поскольку не хотел действовать наобум 2) The boss …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
GO OFF HALF-COCKED — expr infml 1) I waited because I didn't want to go off half-cocked — Я выжидал, поскольку не хотел действовать …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
GO OFF HALF-COCKED — half-cocked, go off expr infml 1. I waited because I didn't want to go off half-cocked Я выжидал, поскольку не …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
GO OFF HALF-COCKED — 1) I waited because I didn't want to go off half-cocked — Я выжидал, поскольку не хотел действовать наобум 2) …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
GO OFF HALF-COCKED — брит. сл. уйти слишком рано
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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
COCKED — adjective Etymology: from past participle of cock (III) of dice : resting unevenly after a throw so that it is …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COCKED — (imp. & p. p.) of Cock
Английский словарь Webster
COCKED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Cock
Webster's Revised Unabridged 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
COCKED — adj. tilted or slanted to one side
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
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
COCKED — impf & ·p.p. of cock.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
HALF — I. predeterminer COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a half moon (= looking like half a circle ) ▪ A half moon …
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
HALF — [noun], [pronoun], predeterminer, adjective, [adverb] [not gradable] [plural] halves - either of the two equal or nearly equal parts that …
Cambridge English vocab
COCKED — [adjective]Her hat was cocked at a jaunty angle.
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
HALF — n. half assed half blind half blood half breed half seas over half wit half witted other half
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
COCKED — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
COCKED — adj. Cocked is used with these nouns: ↑ eyebrow , ↑ hat
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GO — n. 25B6; verb he's gone into town : MOVE, proceed, make one's way, advance, progress, pass; walk, travel, journey; poetic/literary …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GO — v. 1 move (ahead or forward or onwards), proceed, advance, pass, make headway, travel, voyage, set off, tour, trek, wend, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

Slang English vocab

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