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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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
With the help of attorney Mit Winter of Kennyhertz Perry LLC, who specializes in college athletics issues and NIL, here is an explanation of how athletic programs are continuing to run wild.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 13 Jan. 2026
His political imagination can run wild.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
The simple base recipe also leaves plenty of room for your creativity to run wild.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Run wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20wild. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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