run around like a chicken with its head cut off

== English == === Alternative forms === run around like a chicken with no head run around like a headless chicken run around like a chicken with its head off === Pronunciation === === 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) (idiomatic) To act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control. ==== Related terms ==== like a chicken with its head cut off ==== Translations ====