half-cock
- n confusion resulting from lack of preparation
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- Gordon Brown in Independent
Brown allies said an attempted coup had "gone off at half-cock". - Fran Cotton in Telegraph.co.uk
I am pleasantly surprised at yesterday's events, I was worried we would go at it half-cock and announce a compromise solution,Cotton said. "The structure announced by the RFU yesterday is exactly the right one to take England forward. All... - Harold Pinter in Hindu
In a delightful tribute to Wellard, Pinter wrote: "Even side-on to the pitch and not apparently paying any attention he could see what the ball was doing. She popped, he would say, he wasn't forward enough. It's no good playing half-cock on a wicket...