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like a chicken with its head cut off
idiom
: excited and confused
He was running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
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After some major running around like a chicken with its head cut off moment from me, my mom (!), who has left after picking up both girls, has come back to pick the lock successfully.
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R29 Team, refinery29.com, 17 July 2024
There’s depression that can look more frantic, kind of like a chicken with its head cut off.
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
But the real Zach Wilson showed up in the second half, throwing two bad interceptions and running around wildly like a chicken with its head cut off.
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Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2022
Jim Gould feels a bit like a chicken with its head cut off.
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BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2021
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“Like a chicken with its head cut off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20a%20chicken%20with%20its%20head%20cut%20off. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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