run around like a chicken with its head cut off
To act in a haphazard or aimless wayTo act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.
» Tom ran off.
Tom lief weg. — Espi
Tom ist weggelaufen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том сбежал. — paul_lingvo
Том утік. — deniko
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1 senses(idiomatic)To act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.
The president doesn't know what to do. He's running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
kopflos herumrennen
носиться, как угорелыйnositʹsja, kak ugorelyj
Examples
173 sentencesTom ran off.
Том утік. — deniko
ruТом сбежал. — paul_lingvo
deTom lief weg. — Espi
The train ran off the tracks.
ruПоезд сошёл с рельсов. — marafon
deDer Zug entgleiste. — xtofu80
Where did you run off to?
Where did Tom run off to?
Tom almost ran off the road.
Translations
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Forms
runs around like a chicken with its head cut off, running around like a chicken with its head cut off, ran around like a chicken with its head cut off, run around like a chicken with its head cut off| Base form | run around like a chicken with its head cut off · to run around like a chicken with its head cut off |
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| 3rd person singular | runs around like a chicken with its head cut off |
| Present participle | running around like a chicken with its head cut off |
| Past simple | ran around like a chicken with its head cut off |
| Past participle | run around like a chicken with its head cut off |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | run around like a chicken with its head cut off |
| he, she, it | runs around like a chicken with its head cut off |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | ran around like a chicken with its head cut off |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have run around like a chicken with its head cut off |
| he, she, it | has run around like a chicken with its head cut off |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will run around like a chicken with its head cut off |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb