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1 go off at half(-)cock
(тж. go off half-cocked)paзг.1) дeйcтвoвaть или гoвopить cгopячa, нeoбдумaннo; pубить cплeчa [этим. вoeн. cлучaйнo выcтpeлить (o винтoвкe); пep-вoнaч. aмep.]You go off at half-cock, and don't hear me out (J. F. Cooper). I rehearsed her till she was word perfect. Then I told her to go upstairs to her room and not come down until Inspector Craddock came. The worst of these excitable people Is that they are apt to go off half-cocked and start the whole thing before the tune (A. Christie)2) нaчaтьcя paньшe вpeмeни и oкoнчитьcя нeудaчeй, пpoвaлoмOur attack went off at half-cock. We should have waited until we had won the support of our colleagues -
2 go off at half(-)cock
(тж. go off half-cocked)paзг.1) дeйcтвoвaть или гoвopить cгopячa, нeoбдумaннo; pубить cплeчa [этим. вoeн. cлучaйнo выcтpeлить (o винтoвкe); пep-вoнaч. aмep.]You go off at half-cock, and don't hear me out (J. F. Cooper). I rehearsed her till she was word perfect. Then I told her to go upstairs to her room and not come down until Inspector Craddock came. The worst of these excitable people Is that they are apt to go off half-cocked and start the whole thing before the tune (A. Christie)2) нaчaтьcя paньшe вpeмeни и oкoнчитьcя нeудaчeй, пpoвaлoмOur attack went off at half-cock. We should have waited until we had won the support of our colleagues -
3 go off at half cock
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4 go off at half-cock
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5 go off (at) half-cock
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6 go off (at) half-cock
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7 go off a half-cock
Общая лексика: выпалить, начать без достаточной подготовки -
8 go off at half-cock
1) Общая лексика: выпалить, поступить необдуманно, поступить опрометчиво, сказать необдуманно, сказать опрометчиво, начаться без достаточной подготовки (о церемонии, мероприятии и т.п.)2) Табуированная лексика: эякулировать при неполной эрекции -
9 go off a half cock
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10 gone off a half cock
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11 go off at half cock
tepesi atmak, sinirlenmek, çileden çıkmak, yolunu şaşırmak -
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tepesi atmak, sinirlenmek, çileden çıkmak, yolunu şaşırmak -
13 go off at half cock
говорить необдуманно, говорить опрометчиво, поступать необдуманно, поступать опрометчиво -
14 go\ off\ at\ half\ cock
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15 to go off at half-cock
figurative use (ideas, plans) salir mal, fracasar[person] hacer las cosas antes de tiempo; [plan] irse al garete (por falta de preparación) * -
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to go off at half cocka) disparar muito cedo. b) falar ou agir sem o devido preparo. -
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tr[hɑːf'kɒk]1 (guns) seguro\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat half-cock con el seguro echado['hɑːf'kɒk]N posición f de medio amartillado (de la escopeta etc)- go off at half-cock -
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to go off at half cock, to go off half-cocked ( flop) partir en eau de boudin ; ( be hasty) être impulsif/-ive. -
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a) hochgehen, wütend werden,
См. также в других словарях:
go off at half-cock — verb act prematurely or without reflection or too soon she wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half cocked • Syn: ↑go off half cocked • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb Frames: Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
go\ off\ at\ half\ cock — • go off half cocked • go off at half cock v. phr. informal To act or speak before getting ready; to do something too soon. Bill often goes off half cocked. Mr. Jones was thinking about quilting his job, but his wife told him not to go at half… … Словарь американских идиом
go off at half cock — (informal) To begin too soon, when not properly prepared • • • Main Entry: ↑cock … Useful english dictionary
go off at half-cock — old fashioned, old fashioned to suddenly give your opinion without preparing what you are saying or understanding the subject you are talking about, often because you are angry. You don t listen. You just go off at half cock without even hearing… … New idioms dictionary
go off at half cock — Meaning Act hastily. Origin Flintlock rifles can be fired from full cock or half cock but only work well from full cock … Meaning and origin of phrases
half cock — noun 1. : the position of the hammer of a firearm when about half retracted and held by the sear so that it cannot be operated by a pull on the trigger 2. : a state of inadequate preparation or mental confusion used with at the whole project went … Useful english dictionary
half cock — noun Date: 1745 1. the position of the hammer of a firearm when about half retracted and held by the sear so that it cannot be operated by a pull on the trigger 2. chiefly British a state of inadequate preparation or mental confusion < go off at… … New Collegiate Dictionary
half cock — see go off at half cock half 1 (11) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
half-cock — UK / US noun go off at half cock … English dictionary
go off at half-cock — British informal to start doing something without being properly prepared, so that the results are not successful … English dictionary
half cocked — also .half cock BrE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: cock to get a gun ready to fire ] go off half cocked go off at half cock BrE to do something without enough thought or preparation, so that it is not successful … Dictionary of contemporary English