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run riot

verb runs riot · running riot · ran riot · run riot

  1. idiomatic To act in an uncontrolled, unbridled manner. In their idea, there is scarcely a finer tree than the Kavika; and when in their fairy tales the imagination runs riot, and describes all that is lovely and beautiful, the Kavika is rarely omitted.
  2. idiomatic To be uncontrollable. And it was only the defiance of Cech that kept a rampant Spurs at bay in the second half, producing a collection of outstanding saves to somehow keep Arsenal in contention as Pochettino's side threatened to run riot.

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verb To act in an uncontrolled, unbridled manner

Deutschüber die Stränge schlagen

verb To be uncontrollable

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@misc{run_riot_2026,
  title = {run riot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/run%20riot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}