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run wild

idiom
Meaning

To go unchecked; to be out of control.


Examples
SIMPLE

The children run wild in the park every afternoon.

CONTEXTUAL

If you let your garden run wild, the weeds will soon destroy all your flowers.

COMPLEX

Without any clear rules or guidance from the management, the project was allowed to run wild until it eventually failed.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    a wild goose never laid a tame egg

    Most things are inherited and predetermined.

  2. 02

    break into a run

    To start running.

  3. 03

    common run

    Ordinary persons, things, or events.

  4. 04

    dry run

    A practice or rehearsal; especially, one that goes through all the motions of a physical process but without the raw material or workpiece present.

  5. 05

    dummy run

    A trial or practice before the real attempt.

  6. 06

    go wild

    To become very noisy and excited.

  7. 07

    good run

    Success over an extended period.

  8. 08

    hit and run

    Sexual intercourse followed by a prompt departure; a one-night stand.

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