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КАК НЕПРИКАЯННЫЙ ходит, бродит, болтается и т. п. coll (как -t- AdjP nom only adv

(of a person) (one wanders, roams about etc) in a confused, bewildered manner, as if unsure of what he should do

like a lost soul

as if one has lost his bearings.

Митя забыл взять ключи и до возвращения родителей бродил по окрестным улицам как неприкаянный. Mitya forgot his keys and ended up roaming around the neighborhood like a lost soul until his parents got home.