# run wild

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/run-wild
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To go unchecked; to be out of control.

## Examples

- The children run wild in the park every afternoon.
- If you let your garden run wild, the weeds will soon destroy all your flowers.
- Without any clear rules or guidance from the management, the project was allowed to run wild until it eventually failed.

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