run around like a chicken with its head cut off
English
Alternative forms
- run around like a chicken with no head
- run around like a headless chicken
- run around like a chicken with its head off
Pronunciation
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Verb
run around like a chicken with its head cut off
- (idiomatic) To act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.
- The president doesn't know what to do. He's running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
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Translations
To act in a haphazard or aimless way
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