like a chook with its head cut off

With great haste and in a careless or senseless manner. "Chook" is an informal term for a hen. Primarily heard in Australia. Instead of running around like a chook with its head cut off, make a list of items you need to finish and then work on them in order.

See also: chook, cut, head, like, off

See also:

like a chicken with its head cut off
like a chicken with its head cut off, (run about)
be running around like a headless chicken
headless
like a headless chicken
run about like a headless chicken
running about like a headless chicken
run like a headless chicken
scarper
haste

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