scatter like birds and beasts; flee helter-skelter
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
(of a crowd) to scatter and flee in all directions
derogatoryUsed to describe a disorganized, panicked dispersal of people, often after a failure or setback. Contains a derogatory connotation.
Jǐng警
chá察
yī一
dào到
，
nào闹
shì事
de的
rén人
qún群
lì立
kè刻
zuò作
niǎo鸟
shòu兽
sàn散
。
As soon as the police arrived, the rioters immediately scattered in all directions.
Gōng公
sī司
pò破
chǎn产
de的
xiāo消
xi息
chuán传
chū出
hòu后
，
yuán员
gōng工
men们
rú如
niǎo鸟
shòu兽
sàn散
。
After news of the company's bankruptcy spread, the employees scattered like birds and beasts.
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Jì计
huà划
shī失
bài败
，
tā他
men们
biàn便
yī一
hōng哄
ér而
sàn散
，
zhēn真
rú如
niǎo鸟
shòu兽
sàn散
yī一
bān般
。
When the plan failed, they broke up in an uproar, truly scattering like birds and beasts.