Run riot In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "run riot", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Yourpig Huyen calendar 2021-08-05 04:08

Meaning of Run riot

Synonyms:

be out of control

Run riot phrasal verb

Used when you are out of control to dominate something or bahave in a violent and unrestrained way.

My older sister had run riot and scolded me a lot.

The man run riot and drank a lot.

If you say that you runs riot, you mean that you have lots of strange or interesting thoughts.

The engineer's imagination run riot with assembling electronic components.

My friend's imagination run riot with her presentation.

Said when a plant develops in an uncontrolled way. 
 

This grass grows very fast and runs riot. We are tired of clearing it.

The rose tree I has cultivated has run riot.

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Beat someone up

drive someone nuts

Make someone feel annoyed and frustrated

be speaking out of both sides of (one's) mouth

If you talk or speak out of both sides of your mouth, you say contradictory advice or opinions about the same thing in different situations.

knock/talk some sense into somebody

To help or convince someone to begin thinking reasonably (about something).

buy (a/one's) wolf ticket

If someone "buys a/(one's) wolf ticket", they respond hostilely to one's threats of violence or boastful words.

Grammar and Usage of Run riot

Động từ "run" nên được chia theo thì của nó.

More examples:

My imagination was running riot, thinking of all the ways that I could earn a living.

Origin of Run riot

Many sources point to the early 16th century for the origin of this phrase.

The Origin Cited: idioms.thefreedictionary.com .
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