like a chicken with its head cut off

مثل مرغ سربریده اینسو آنسو رفتن(هنگام عجله یا عصبانیت)

in a hysterical manner; in a frenzy; in a very nervous way

EXAMPLE 1:  Ken was late for work, and he couldn't find his car keys. He was running around his apartment like a chicken with its head cut off.

EXAMPLE 2: Patricia ran around the school looking for her lost backpack like a chicken with its head cut off.