go off half-cocked
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go off half-cocked |
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ad-lib, anticipate, be caught napping,
be predisposed, be surprised, be taken unawares, be unprepared, blow it, butt in, dive into, extemporize, foreglimpse, forejudge, forerun, foresee, forestall, foretaste, get ahead of, go before, have no plan, improvise, interrupt, intrude, judge beforehand, jump the gun, play by ear, plunge, plunge headlong, plunge into, preconceive, preconclude, predecide, predetermine,
prejudge, presume, presuppose,
presurmise, rush into, speak inopportunely, speak
too late, win the start
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Main entries similar to: go off half-cocked
ad lib, anticipate, butt in, dive into, extemporize,
foreglimpse, forerun, foresee, forestall, foretaste, go before, improvise, interrupt, intrude, jump the gun, play by ear, plunge, plunge into, predetermine, presume, presuppose, rush
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