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going off at half cock

going off at half cock is the present participle and gerund of go off at half cock.

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What is going off at half cock the present participle and gerund of?
Going off at half cock is the present participle and gerund of go off at half cock.

Words near going off at half cock in the dictionary

  1. going nowhere fast
  2. going nuclear
  3. going nuts
  4. going off
  5. going off at a tangent
  6. going off at half cock
  7. going off at halfcock
  8. going off at score
  9. going off half-cocked
  10. going off into the weeds
  11. going off on a tangent

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