like a chicken with its head cut off
phrase
: excited and confused
He was running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
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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 11 Mar. 2026.
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