Cocked and End up

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End up and cocked are semantically related. In some cases you can use "End up" instead an adjective "Cocked".

End up verb - Finally be or do something.

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Cocked and end up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cocked" instead an adjective "End up".

This is usually under the rationale that the emergency services are trained to deal with these situations, and an untrained citizen who barges in half-cocked trying to be a hero will often end up making things worse, putting themselves in danger or even getting themselves killed.

Source: Holding Out for a Hero

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