run wild
idiom
: to run, go, behave, etc., in a wild and uncontrolled way
The mob was running wild in the streets.
His imagination ran wild.
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Your self-image as well as the way you’re perceived by others will be evolving in a major way now, and pairing faith and imagination and even letting your imagination run wild with a hefty dose of determination will translate to results in terms of greater confidence and making your mark.
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Maressa Brown, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
Beyond that range, Detroiters have let their imagination run wild.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
That leaves plenty of room for investors’ imaginations—both optimistic and pessimistic—to run wild.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Now 34, the little kid who used to run wild around the hockey stick factory is continuing his family’s Olympic tradition.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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Maressa Brown, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
Beyond that range, Detroiters have let their imagination run wild.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
That leaves plenty of room for investors’ imaginations—both optimistic and pessimistic—to run wild.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Now 34, the little kid who used to run wild around the hockey stick factory is continuing his family’s Olympic tradition.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Run wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20wild. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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