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Thesaurus: run around like a chicken with its head cut off

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.

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  1. 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.