Saturday, September 26, 2015

Like a chicken with its head cut off

Expression: "Like a chicken with its head cut off"

Meaning: Cut the head off a chicken, and its body will run around aimlessly. Over time, this expression developed to describe someone who is obviously not a chicken, and still obviously has a head attached, but is nonetheless acting seemingly without any thought or reason.

Example: "He's running around like a chicken with its head cut off and getting nothing accomplished."

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