I spent all afternoon running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
•If you run around in circles, you'll never get anything done.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
run around in circles — INFORMAL ► to be very active without achieving any good results: »Peter s been running round in circles since half his department resigned. Main Entry: ↑run … Financial and business terms
run around in circles — {v. phr.} To waste time in repetitious movements; be confused. * /There was such a crowd in the lobby that I ran around in circles trying to find my group./ … Dictionary of American idioms
run around in circles — {v. phr.} To waste time in repetitious movements; be confused. * /There was such a crowd in the lobby that I ran around in circles trying to find my group./ … Dictionary of American idioms
run\ around\ in\ circles — v. phr. To waste time in repetitious movements; be confused. There was such a crowd in the lobby that I ran around in circles trying to find my group … Словарь американских идиом
run around in circles — act confused, do a lot but accomplish little I have been running around all day but I can t seem to get anything done … Idioms and examples
run around in circles — informal be fussily busy with little result … Useful english dictionary
run around like a chicken with its head cut off — See: RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES … Dictionary of American idioms
run around like a chicken with its head cut off — See: RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES … Dictionary of American idioms
run\ around\ like\ a\ chicken\ with\ its\ head\ cut\ off — See: run around in circles … Словарь американских идиом
Run — A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities. Dealers give to and ask for runs from each other. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. run run 1 [rʌn] verb ran PASTTENSE [ræn] … Financial and business terms
run — A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities ( maturity). dealers give and ask for runs from each other. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. run run 1 [rʌn] verb ran … Financial and business terms
