run wild
Frequency: 8.228.9 per million words
To behave in an undisciplined or uncontrolled way.
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Examples (10)
- They let their children run wild in the park.
- I just let my imagination run wild when writing stories.
- The rumors started to run wild after the announcement.
- If you don't prune the garden, the weeds will run wild.
- His emotions often run wild, leading to unpredictable behavior.
- The party started to run wild as more people arrived.
- Don't let your thoughts run wild with negative possibilities.
- The artist allowed his creativity to run wild on the canvas.
- After years of neglect, the old house's garden had run wild.
- The debate quickly ran wild, with participants shouting over each other.