Run around like a headless chicken
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To rush in frantic chaos, aimless and wild.
Origin
From 20th-century Britain, tied to farms; chickens ran post-behead, slang by 1940s for rush. A 1941 'Punch' uses it for a flap.
Variants
- Headless chicken
Usage Examples
- She's running around like a headless chicken; calm down!
- He ran like a headless chicken before the deadline.
- Like a headless chicken; no plan here.
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