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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My favorite places to go were not amusement parks or playgrounds, but libraries and bookstores where my imagination could run wild.
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Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
Friends Castle Bed and Breakfast Hotel Playset This 1,311-piece Lego Friends castle bed and breakfast set allows builders to create their own dollhouse and let their imaginations run wild.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
No information at all invites the imagination to run wild (and likely negative).
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
But the Senate willingly closing up shop so Trump can run wild isn’t even the worst possibility.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
Friends Castle Bed and Breakfast Hotel Playset This 1,311-piece Lego Friends castle bed and breakfast set allows builders to create their own dollhouse and let their imaginations run wild.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
No information at all invites the imagination to run wild (and likely negative).
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
But the Senate willingly closing up shop so Trump can run wild isn’t even the worst possibility.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Run wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20wild. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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