[英文成語] GO OFF HALF-COCKED. - 唔好咁急躁！學習英語慢慢嚟

激動而草率

想過「Go off half-cocked」即係我哋講嘅「激動而草率」，喺英文裡面用嚟形容一個人做事唔經思考，輕率決定。會用槍作比喻，古時嘅火槍需要慢慢咁上鎖，如果上得太急就可能會造成危險。假如一個人常常「Go off half-cocked」，喺職場上可能會因為冒失而影響到其他人嘅工作進度，甚至係自己嘅職業形象。講故仔嚟話，如果你有個隊友每次開會都冇準備就大談特談，咁佢好可能就係典型嘅「Go off half-cocked」，咁樣容易造成決策失誤，延誤大家时间。所以呢，處理任何事情都要謹慎，唔好好似呢啲人咁草率行事，先喺腦海裡面細心思考，再行動。教訓係，萬事起頭難，切記勿「Go off half-cocked」，免得造成不必要嘅困擾。

例句

1. He often goes off half-cocked without all the facts.

   佢經常喺冇完全了解情況下行動。

2. Don’t go off half-cocked; make sure you understand the instructions.

   唔好倉促行動，確保你了解指示。

3. Rushing into the project, she went off half-cocked and made several mistakes in her presentation.

   匆忙進入項目，佢倉促行動，令演示中出現好幾個錯誤。