Question of the Day #584

Nalini Joseph: Let your child’s imagination run wild

From the headline of this article at The Salisbury Post.

上記の文で、run wildの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "run wild" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〔植物などが〕どんどんはびこる
2. 自由気ままに振る舞う
3. 乱暴になる、暴れる、暴力化する

イディオムの対象がimaginationなので、正解は当然2番目です。

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To behave or run around in a wild, unruly, out-of-control manner; to be or become crazy or chaotic.

Examples

• We tried to have some organized games for the kids, but they all started running wild as soon as they got here.
• Their parents believed in letting the children run wild when they were young and it doesn’t seem to have done them any harm.
• His imagination ran wild.
• Molly has let that girl run wild.
• The response of the home supporters was to run wild. Times, Sunday Times (2009)

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