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Headless Chicken Run Person Rushes Act Disorderly Thinking

Phrase/Idiom run around like a headless chicken
Definition If a person rushes about like a headless chicken, they act in a disorderly way, without thinking or analyzing the situation carefully.
Example As soon as the store opened, my brother started running around like a headless chicken, searching for a laptop.

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