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The phrase "as a chicken" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to describe someone acting timidly or cowardly, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "When it came time to speak in front of the class, he froze up and acted as a chicken."
Alternatives: "like a coward" or "as a scaredy-cat".
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It ends up as a chicken or the egg.
They're about as rare in Minnesota's North Woods as a chicken in a barnyard, I thought.
IT IS JUST AS EASY to roast as a chicken, but tastes immeasurably better.
One depicted him as a bum, the other as a chicken.
Left to themselves they will contain Iraq as a chicken contains a fox.
You can tell a rooster and a hen apart, though each is recognizable as a chicken.
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"DME is often referred to as a chicken-and-egg problem," he says.
People sometimes refer to the lack of clothing options for plus-size women as a chicken-and-egg problem.
Mr. Stern framed it as a chicken-or-egg case: companies will start hiring when other companies hire.
And he described the problem as a chicken-and-egg quandary, saying: "Which comes first, European participation or stability?
Several other men were hanging around, one of whom wore a rodeo championship belt buckle as big as a chicken-fried steak.
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