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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He's finally freed 26 years later, along with a bunch of dangerous animals who run wild in his Brantford, N.H., hometown.
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Nate Jones, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Kids can run wild in the full playground while adults sip one of the 25-plus beers on tap and munch on pizza (vegan and cauliflower crust pies are available).
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 5 Aug. 2025
In the southwest arm of Montana’s Flathead Lake, horses run wild.
—Anna Staropoli, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
As a new plague begins taking hold, rumors run wild about how prolonged eye-contact — or a loving gaze — shared with a gay man or transgender woman can lead to infection.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 May 2025
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Nate Jones, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Kids can run wild in the full playground while adults sip one of the 25-plus beers on tap and munch on pizza (vegan and cauliflower crust pies are available).
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 5 Aug. 2025
In the southwest arm of Montana’s Flathead Lake, horses run wild.
—Anna Staropoli, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
As a new plague begins taking hold, rumors run wild about how prolonged eye-contact — or a loving gaze — shared with a gay man or transgender woman can lead to infection.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 May 2025
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“Run wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20wild. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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