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run around like a chicken with its head cut off

run around like a chicken with its head cut off verb: to act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.

Verb

run around like a chicken with its head cut off (third-person singular simple present runs around like a chicken with its head cut off, present participle running around like a chicken with its head cut off, simple past ran around like a chicken with its head cut off, past participle run around like a chicken with its head cut off)

  1. (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.

run around like a chicken with its head cut off meaning in Vietnamese

run around like a chicken with its head cut off in Vietnamese

To act in a haphazard or aimless way
chạy như con gà cắt cổ

Forms of run around like a chicken with its head cut off

third-person singular presentruns around like a chicken with its head cut off
present participlerunning around like a chicken with its head cut off
pastran around like a chicken with its head cut off
past participlerun around like a chicken with its head cut off
alternative formrun around like a chicken with no head
alternative formrun around like a headless chicken
alternative formrun around like a chicken with its head off

Questions about run around like a chicken with its head cut off

What does run around like a chicken with its head cut off mean?
Run around like a chicken with its head cut off means to act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.
What is run around like a chicken with its head cut off in Vietnamese?
Run around like a chicken with its head cut off in Vietnamese is chạy như con gà cắt cổ. See Run around like a chicken with its head cut off meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is run around like a chicken with its head cut off?
Run around like a chicken with its head cut off is a verb.
What is the past tense of run around like a chicken with its head cut off?
The past tense of run around like a chicken with its head cut off is ran around like a chicken with its head cut off.

Words near run around like a chicken with its head cut off in the dictionary

  1. run and repeat
  2. run and repeated
  3. run around
  4. run around after
  5. run around in circles
  6. run around like a chicken with its head cut off
  7. run around with
  8. run around with one's hair on fire
  9. run arounds
  10. run at
  11. run at the mouth

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