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    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To run around like a headless chicken
    Question

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
    To run around like a headless chicken

    A.

    To do things methodically one by one

    B.

    To be lazy and unwilling to work

    C.

    To do many things in a disorganised manner

    D.

    To be unable to catch escaping chicken

    Correct option is C

    Option (c) is the correct meaning of the given idiom.
    To run around like a headless chicken: To act in a panic or confusion, trying to do many things at once without planning or organization. (Hindi: बिना सोचे-समझे हड़बड़ी में काम करना)
    Example: As the deadline approached, he was running around like a headless chicken.
    Other related idioms and their meanings:
    · In a flap – in a state of panic or confusion.
    · At sixes and sevens – in a state of disorder.
    · Lose your head – to panic or become irrational.

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