Idiom
run rampant
Meaning
To go unchecked or without control; to be wild or excessive.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Weeds run rampant in the garden if you never pull them.”
“The manager worried that rumors would run rampant through the office before the official announcement.”
“Without any clear leadership or established rules, confusion and disorder began to run rampant throughout the entire organization.”
Examples
simple
“Weeds run rampant in the garden if you never pull them.”
contextual
“The manager worried that rumors would run rampant through the office before the official announcement.”
complex
“Without any clear leadership or established rules, confusion and disorder began to run rampant throughout the entire organization.”
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