Idiom
go rogue
Meaning
To behave in a very unconventional, independent, uncontrolled, or unauthorized way that ignores rules, norms, or expectations.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The robot went rogue and stopped following my commands.”
“The project manager went rogue and changed the entire strategy without asking the team for their approval.”
“When the lead scientist went rogue and published the controversial findings against the board's wishes, the entire research department faced immediate closure.”
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.”
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