thrash about
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“We thrash about, appallingly led, with no particular goal other than economic growth and unfettered consumption,” he writes.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 17, 2018
Firstly, sharks mistake swimmers for their usual prey such as seals, especially if they thrash about in water and wear shiny objects that resemble fish skin.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2015
Then his jockey, Rosie Napravnik, invoked the adage jockeys must summon at a microsecond when others might go mad: better to ease up and finish last than to thrash about and seek the unattainable.
From Washington Post ● May 9, 2015
Doctors who use the treatment say they do so because it’s effective, and note it no longer causes patients to thrash about because they are fully anesthetized and given a muscle relaxant.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2014
To flounder is to stumble awkwardly or thrash about like a fish out of water.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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