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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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.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2022
Jim Gould feels a bit like a chicken with its head cut off.
—BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2021
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.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2022
Jim Gould feels a bit like a chicken with its head cut off.
—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 18 Apr. 2024.
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