RUN AROUND LIKE A HEADLESS CHICKEN

Meaning of RUN AROUND LIKE A HEADLESS CHICKEN in English

to be very busy and active trying to do sth, but not very organized, with the result that you do not succeed

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEADLESS — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. having no head, having the head cut off ; beheaded, having no chief, lacking …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHICKEN — One of the most widely domesticated poultry species ( Gallus gallus ), raised worldwide for its meat and eggs. Descended …
Английский словарь Британика
RUN — I. ˈrən verb ( ran ˈran, ˈraa(ə)n ; or nonstandard run ; run ; running ; runs ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHICKEN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEADLESS — ˈhedlə̇s adjective Etymology: Middle English hevedles, hedles, from Old English hēafodlēas, from hēafod head + -lēas -less — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEADLESS — (a.) Destitute of understanding or prudence; foolish; rash; obstinate.
Английский словарь Webster
HEADLESS — (a.) Destitute of a chief or leader.
Английский словарь Webster
HEADLESS — (a.) Having no head; beheaded; as, a headless body, neck, or carcass.
Английский словарь Webster
HEADLESS — ( a. ) Having no head; beheaded; as, a headless body, neck, or carcass.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HEADLESS — ( a. ) Destitute of understanding or prudence; foolish; rash; obstinate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HEADLESS — ( a. ) Destitute of a chief or leader.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RUN — — runnable , adj. — runnability , n. /run/ , v. , ran, run, running , n. , adj. v.i. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
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HEADLESS — — headlessness , n. /hed"lis/ , adj. 1. without a head. 2. having the head cut off; beheaded. 3. having …
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CHICKEN — /chik"euhn/ , n. 1. a domestic fowl, Gallus domesticus, descended from various jungle fowl of southeastern Asia and developed in …
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AROUND — /euh rownd"/ , adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, …
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HEADLESS — adj. having no head, without a head; decapitated; leaderless; foolish
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHICKEN — adj. made from chicken, containing chicken (of food); having the flavor of chicken (of food); fearful, lacking courage (Slang); unimportant, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RUN — I. ˈrən verb ( ran ˈran ; also chiefly dialect run ; run ; run·ning ) Etymology: Middle English ronnen, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEADLESS — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. a. : having no head b. : having the head cut off : beheaded …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
HEADLESS — adj destitute of a chief or leader. 2. headless ·adj having no head; beheaded; as, a headless body, neck, or …
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AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
Webster English vocab
HEADLESS — [head.less] adj (bef. 12c) 1 a: having no head b: having the head cut off: beheaded 2: having no chief …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEADLESS — headless BrE AmE ˈhed ləs -lɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHICKEN — chicken BrE AmE ˈtʃɪk ɪn - ə n ▷ chicken|ed d ▷ chicken|ing ɪŋ ▷ chicken|s z ▶ ˈ chicken …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RUN — / rʌn; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( running , ran / ræn; NAmE / run ) MOVE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
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HEADLESS — / ˈhedləs; NAmE / adjective [ usually before noun ] without a head : a headless body / corpse • …
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AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEADLESS — head ‧ less /ˈhedləs/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ head , ↑ heading , ↑ overhead …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — a ‧ round S1 W1 /əˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . surrounding or on all sides of something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHICKEN — n., adj., & v. --n. (pl. same or chickens) 1 a young bird of a domestic fowl. 2 a a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHICKEN — n., adj., & v. n. (pl. same or chickens) 1 a young bird of a domestic fowl. 2 a a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AROUND — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
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Oxford English vocab
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
CHICKEN — n., adj., & v. --n. (pl. same or chickens) 1. a young bird of a domestic fowl. 2 a a …
Oxford English vocab
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1. on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUN — ( runs, running, ran) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEADLESS — If the body of a person or animal is headless , the head has been cut off. ADJ
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHICKEN — ( chickens, chickening, chickened) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Chickens are …
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AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEADLESS — If the body of a person or animal is ~, the head has been cut off. ADJ
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEADLESS — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES running around like headless chickens (= trying to do a lot of things, in an …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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