run around like a chicken with its head cut off en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| run around like a chicken with no head | alternative | lexicographic | |
| running around like a chicken with its head cut off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ran around like a chicken with its head cut off | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| run around like a chicken with its head cut off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| runs around like a chicken with its head cut off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| run around like a chicken with its head off | alternative | lexicographic | |
| run around like a headless chicken | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
like a chicken with its head cut off
Translations (7)
vi chạy như con gà cắt cổ (To act in a haphazard or aimless way) · sv springa omkring som yra höns (To act in a haphazard or aimless way) · ru носиться, как угорелый (To act in a haphazard or aimless way) · gd mar chù a' mùin air an t-sneachd (To act in a haphazard or aimless way) · es ir como pollo sin cabeza (To act in a haphazard or aimless way) · de kopflos herumrennen (To act in a haphazard or aimless way) · fi kuin päätön kana (To act in a haphazard or aimless way)