Meaning of run around with one's hair on fire | Babel Free
Definitions
Forma verbal. Verb. [C2]
Examples
“By early 2001, when the Bush administration took office, Mr Tenet was "running around with his hair on fire", in the words of Richard Clarke, a former White House counter-terrorist tsar, warning senior officials about an impending al-Qaida attack.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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