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run amok run amok1. To behave or run around in a wild, unruly, out-of-control manner; to be crazy or chaotic. We tried to have some organized games for the kids, but as soon as they all got here they started running amok. The villagers were cleaning up debris for days after the bulls ran amok through the streets. 2. To become bad or go awry; to get out of control; to go haywire. This whole operation has run amok. I don't know how we can be expected to finish under the deadline in these conditions. 3. dated To rush around in a violent, murderous frenzy. This is the phrase's original meaning, taken from Malay. "Amok" also has an older alternative spelling, "amuck." Members of the warrior clan were known to run amok on the battlefield in a bloodthirsty frenzy. See also: amok, run Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. run amok and run amuckto go awry; to go bad; to turn bad; to go into a frenzy. (From a Malay word meaning to run wild in a violent frenzy.) Our plan ran amok. He ran amuck early in the school year and never quite got back on the track. See also: amok, run McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. run amokAlso, run riot or wild . Behave in a frenzied, out-of-control, or unrestrained manner. For example, I was afraid that if I left the toddler alone she would run amok and have a hard time calming down , or The weeds are running riot in the lawn, or The children were running wild in the playground. Amok comes from a Malay word for "frenzied" and was adopted into English, and at first spelled amuck, in the second half of the 1600s. Run riot dates from the early 1500s and derives from an earlier sense, that is, a hound's following an animal scent. Run wild alludes to an animal reverting to its natural, uncultivated state; its figurative use dates from the late 1700s. See also: amok, run The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. run amok behave uncontrollably and disruptively. Amok , formerly also spelt amuck , comes from the Malay word amuk , meaning ‘in a homicidal frenzy’, in which sense it was first introduced into English in the early 16th century. 1990 New York Review of Books Hersh's article is sensationalism run amok. It does no credit to him or to The New York Times Magazine . See also: amok, run Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary run aˈmok behave in a wild or uncontrolled way: The crowd ran amok through the city streets when they heard their leaders had been killed. Amok comes from the Malay word for ‘attack fiercely’.See also: amok, run Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary run amok (ˈrən əˈmək) in. to go awry. (From a Malay word meaning to run wild in a violent frenzy.) Our plan ran amok. See also: amok, run McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions run amok, toTo go crazy; to behave in a wild, frenzied manner. This term is based on the Malay word amok, meaning “a state of frenzy.” In England, however, it was at first spelled amuck, as in Andrew Marvell’s account (The Rehearsal Transposed, 1672): “Like a raging Indian . . . he runs a mucke (as they cal it there) stabbing every man he meets.” See also: run The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also:- run amok, to
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References in periodicals archive Disgruntled man run amok kills 4, hurts 6 in Rizal !-- -- Ed Amoroso (The Philippine Star) - February 9, 2019 - 12:00am CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines A disgruntled man ran amok at Subdivision Homes in Barangay Bagumbayan in Teresa, Rizal Thursday night, shooting four people to death and wounding six others. Disgruntled man run amok kills 4, hurts 6 in Rizal Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamid warned Putrajaya last night that the Malay-Muslim community will ' run amok' to protest the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government's pledge to ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). Malay-Muslims will 'run amok' if ICERD ratified, Zahid warns Live football Sky Sports Premier League, 8pm WILFRIED ZAHA could run amok, or as John Hartson infamously once said: "amok, an absolute mok", when Crystal Palace head to Bournemouth for this evening's Premier League Monday Night Football, writes Mark Langdon. Zaha forcing extreme tactics COMPUTER generated images of dinosaurs invading a city have sparked fears the fierce creatures are going to run amok for real. Don't worry, you never saur-us So I wish they'd spare us the hypocrisy when madmen run amok with guns as a direct result of them running amok with fighter jets. Texts No one knows for sure why the jellyfish population has run amok, but scientists say warmer waters due to climate change (see p. Look out below Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe (who's had a ghastly week) was speaking after the inquest into the death of career criminal Mark Duggan returned a verdict of lawful killing, prompting thugs to run amok through the Old Bailey and threaten jurors. Top cops have to be more honest According to the officials, Pakistan-origin British national lady, Shameen Raza began to run amok while she was on board a London-bound flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) before its takeoff. Uncontrollable woman offloaded from London flight According to a private TV channel, Pakistan-origin British national lady, Shameen Raza began to run amok while she was on board a London-bound flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) before its takeoff. Uncontrollable woman offloaded from London flight A cavalier able to precisely stab the sensitive flesh behind an elephant's toenail would cause it to rear, unseat its rider, and possibly run amok among the enemy ranks Birmingham taxi drivers Gulzar Khan, [...] Season 2, Volume 3 (Cert PG, 235 mins, Warner Home Video, DVD pounds 12.9, Sci-Fi/Animation/Action) General Grievous and the Separatist droid army continue to run amok in a galaxy far, far away in another six episodes of the computer-animated series set between Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Martin's Griffin, $16.95), Kayla Perrin returns with a taut and cautionary tale about love, jealousy and hatred run amok. The story unfolds on the University of Buffalo campus and highlights young women from the fictitious Alpha Sigma Pi sorority. We'll Never Tell It's not a case of bolting the stable door after the horse has bolted - it's leaving the door open for the horse to run amok again and again. Editorial Comment Unfortunately, immune cells from these new arrivals can run amok in the recipient, creating a life-threatening complication called graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Transplant reaction reversed in patients It's the corps mentality run amok. I agree that if everyone danced as an individual, it would be chaos, but I also think there's room for more individuality and personality onstage. Going to extremes |