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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But let your imaginations run wild and ask: What happens if one or both make the playoffs?
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Flavorful options: The simple base recipe also leaves plenty of room for your creativity to run wild.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
But fortunately, Nikki Glaser gets what the Globes are all about: packing famous people into the Beverly Hills Hilton, plying them with booze, then letting the Hollywood vanity run wild.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
Then, there are going to be lulls when surely more rumors will run wild.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Flavorful options: The simple base recipe also leaves plenty of room for your creativity to run wild.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
But fortunately, Nikki Glaser gets what the Globes are all about: packing famous people into the Beverly Hills Hilton, plying them with booze, then letting the Hollywood vanity run wild.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
Then, there are going to be lulls when surely more rumors will run wild.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Run wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20wild. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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