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go rogue

idiom
Meaning

To behave in a very unconventional, independent, uncontrolled, or unauthorized way that ignores rules, norms, or expectations.


Examples
SIMPLE

The robot went rogue and stopped following my commands.

CONTEXTUAL

The project manager went rogue and changed the entire strategy without asking the team for their approval.

COMPLEX

When the lead scientist went rogue and published the controversial findings against the board's wishes, the entire research department faced immediate closure.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all dressed up and nowhere to go

    Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.

  2. 02

    all systems go

    Everything is ready.

  3. 03

    as you go

    While one is doing (something); as one progresses.

  4. 04

    boldly go where no man has gone before

    To break new ground.

  5. 05

    come and go

    To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.

  6. 06

    don't go there

    Do not broach that topic.

  7. 07

    easy come, easy go

    Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)

  8. 08

    enough to go around

    There is an adequate amount or supply of something for all of the people present or involved.

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