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Expression
"go off half-cocked" means to do something on impulse
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): Expression ; Half-cocked ; Heated ; Impulse ; Language ; Saying ; TEMPER
Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |