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went off at half cock

went off at half cock is the simple past of go off at half cock.

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What is went off at half cock the simple past of?
Went off at half cock is the simple past of go off at half cock.

Words near went off at half cock in the dictionary

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

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