- run amuck
- Meaning
Go wild.OriginThe Malay word for 'attack fiercely' is 'amok'. One explanation of the phrase is that Malays sometimes got drunk and run around shouting 'amok, amok'.
Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
run amuck
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run amuck — not go smoothly, go haywire We ran amuck when Gus joined the band. He can t play the tuba! … English idioms
To run amuck — Amuck A*muck ([.a]*m[u^]k ), a. & adv. [Malay amoq furious.] In a frenzied and reckless manner. [1913 Webster] {To run amuck}, to rush out in a state of frenzy, as the Malays sometimes do under the influence of bhang, and attack every one that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
run amuck — go wild; rush out in a state of madness or frenzy … English contemporary dictionary
Amuck — A*muck ([.a]*m[u^]k ), a. & adv. [Malay amoq furious.] In a frenzied and reckless manner. [1913 Webster] {To run amuck}, to rush out in a state of frenzy, as the Malays sometimes do under the influence of bhang, and attack every one that comes in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
run amok — When things or people are running amok, they are wild and out of control.( Run amuck is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
amuck — to run amuck … Combinatory dictionary
amuck — amok, amuck The word is normally used in the phrase to run amok/amuck, meaning ‘to run about wildly in a violent rage’, and is an extension of a particular meaning in Malay anthropology • (Edward now wore the manic look of some animal transferred … Modern English usage
amuck — /euh muk /, adv. 1. run or go amuck, a. to rush about in a murderous frenzy: The maniac ran amuck in the crowd, shooting at random. b. to rush about wildly; lose self control: When the nightclub caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the… … Universalium
amuck — a•muck [[t]əˈmʌk[/t]] adj. 1) mad with murderous frenzy 2) amok 1) 3) idi run or go amuck or amok a) to rush about in a murderous frenzy b) to go or rush about wildly; be out of control Idiom … From formal English to slang
To run a muck — Muck Muck (m[u^]k), adv. abbreviation of Amuck. [1913 Webster] {To run a muck}. See {Amuck}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
