run riot — {v. phr.} 1. To act freely or wildly; not control yourself. * /The monkey got out of his cage and ran riot in the pet shop./ * /John let his imagination run riot, thinking he was hunting lions in Africa./ 2. To be or grow in great numbers or… … Dictionary of American idioms
run riot — {v. phr.} 1. To act freely or wildly; not control yourself. * /The monkey got out of his cage and ran riot in the pet shop./ * /John let his imagination run riot, thinking he was hunting lions in Africa./ 2. To be or grow in great numbers or… … Dictionary of American idioms
run riot — ► run riot 1) behave in a violent and unrestrained way. 2) proliferate or spread uncontrollably. Main Entry: ↑riot … English terms dictionary
run riot — index brawl Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
run riot — 1. if people run riot, they behave in a way that is not controlled, running in all directions or being noisy or violent. I dread them coming round because they let their kids run riot. 2. if your imagination runs riot, you have a lot of strange,… … New idioms dictionary
run riot — 1 the children ran riot: (GO ON THE) RAMPAGE, riot, run amok, go berserk, go out of control; informal raise hell. 2 the vegetation has run riot: GROW PROFUSELY, spread uncontrolled, grow rapidly, spread like wildfire; burgeon, multiply, rocket. → … Useful english dictionary
run\ riot — v. phr. 1. To act freely or wildly; not control yourself. The monkey got out of his cage and ran riot in the pet shop. John let his imagination run riot, thinking he was hunting lions in Africa. 2. To be or grow in great numbers or large amounts … Словарь американских идиом
run riot — 1) the children ran riot Syn: go on the rampage, rampage, riot, run amok, go berserk, go out of control; informal raise hell 2) the vegetation has run riot Syn: grow profusely, spread uncontrolled, grow rapidly, spread like wildfire; … Thesaurus of popular words
run riot — If people run riot, the behave in a frenzied, uncontrolled manner, running around in all directions. I dread the arrival of my sister with her kids she always allows them to run riot … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
To run riot — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
