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English
Pronunciation
Verb
run around like a chicken with its head cut off (third-person singular simple present runs around like a chicken with its head cut off, present participle running around like a chicken with its head cut off, simple past ran around like a chicken with its head cut off, past participle 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.
Translations
To act in a haphazard or aimless way