haul off and do

haul off and (do something)

1. To recoil or pull back before taking some action. I can't believe that guy just hauled off and punched you!
2. To do something with little forethought. For the sake of my bank account, I had to stop hauling off and buying new clothes every time I got upset.
See also: and, haul, off
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

haul off and do something

 
1. Inf. to draw back and do something, such as strike a person. She hauled off and slapped him hard. Max hauled off and poked Lefty in the nose.
2. Rur. to do something without a great deal of preparation. The old man hauled off and bought himself a house. Someday, I'm going to haul off and buy me a new car.
See also: and, haul, off
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • haul off and (do something)
  • spring back
  • punch (someone or something) on (something)
  • punch on
  • pigmobile
  • shrink back
  • hand over hand
  • haul (someone or something) over to (something)
  • haul over to
  • punch down