run rampant
Étymologie
modifierLocution verbale
modifierrun rampant intransitif
- (Sens figuré) Sévir.
The flu was running rampant, and couldn't be controlled.
The invading force was running rampant, and was no longer under the control of its generals.
He wasn't in control of himself. He was allowing his feelings to run rampant.
Quasi-synonymes
modifierPrononciation
modifier- (Australie) : écouter « run rampant [Prononciation ?] »