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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Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 1 July 2024
The characters bluntly speak their minds—and their minds run wild with self-interested calculation and audaciously cunning designs to achieve their ends.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
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—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
Sometimes, the most important thing HBO can do is just … let a mind run wild.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 May 2024
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Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 1 July 2024
The characters bluntly speak their minds—and their minds run wild with self-interested calculation and audaciously cunning designs to achieve their ends.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
Get your kids involved and let their culinary imagination run wild with a DIY ice cream sandwich bar.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
Sometimes, the most important thing HBO can do is just … let a mind run wild.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 May 2024
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“Run wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20wild. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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