like a headless chicken

With great haste and in a careless and/or senseless manner. Instead of running around like a headless chicken, make a list of the things you need to finish and then work on them in that order.

See also: chicken, headless, like

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
run about like a headless chicken
running about like a headless chicken
run like a headless chicken
like a chook with its head cut off
be in great haste
haste

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