runs wild
Escapes all restraint
Runs wild describes something that grows, spreads, or behaves without control or restraint.
Plants run wild when they grow unchecked: The ivy runs wild along the back fence.
Children run wild when unsupervised.
Imagination or speculation runs wild when it ranges freely, often excessively: Rumors ran wild after the announcement.
The phrase suggests untamed energy—sometimes liberating, sometimes problematic.
- goes nutsLoses composure completely
- unrestrainedNot held back
- uninhibitedFree from self-censorship
- let looseRemove restraints from
- overgrownExcessively covered in vegetation
untamed · rampant · feral · ecstatic · chaotic · stampede · free-spirited · untethered · imaginative · unbridled · loose cannon · frenzied · manic · spontaneous · throw caution · chase · anarchic · visionary