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Idiom RUN AMOK
Definition to run around in a frenzied or disorderly way
Examples
  1. I hope the class will walk in an orderly line as we go to the other classroom. There’s no need to run amok.
  2. The boys startled the sheep, and the sheep pushed down the gate to the pen and ran amok through the farm.
Extra Info

The expression originates from the Malay word amuk, which has a similar meaning.

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