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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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