ran wild
Lost all control
Ran wild is the past tense of run wild, meaning to behave without restraint or control.
Children ran wild through the neighborhood when unsupervised.
Plants or animals that ran wild grew or roamed unchecked: The garden ran wild after they moved away.
Imagination or speculation that ran wild went to extremes: Rumors ran wild after the announcement.
- runMove swiftly on foot
- let looseRemove restraints from
- broke looseFreed oneself forcibly
- feralWild after domestication
- uncultivatedNot tended or planted
unrestrained · turbulent · passionate · anarchic · impulsive · exuberant · primal · stampeded · run amok · off the rails · lost control · reckless · unruly · daring · spontaneous · free spirit · untamed · unbridled