[run wild] {v. phr.} To be or go out of control. * /The students ran wild during spring vacation./ * /The new supervisor lets the children run wild./ * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sow one's wild oats

[sow one's wild oats] {v. phr.} To do bad or foolish things, especially while you are young. * /Mr. Jones sowed his wild oats while he was in college, but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

wild goose chase

[wild goose chase] {n. phr.} An absurd and completely futile errand. * /I was on a wild goose chase when I was sent to find a man who never really […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

wild

[wild] See: [RUN WILD], [SOW ONE'S WILD OATS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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game at which two can play

[game at which two can play] {n. phr.} A plan, trick, or way of acting that both sides may use. * /Rough football is a game […]

zoom in

[zoom in] {v. phr.} 1. To rapidly close in on (said of airplanes and birds of prey). * /The fighter planes zoomed in on the […]

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NFAHRU?

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phrasal nouns

Reading / Flashcard learning set.Learn / refresh your knowledge against the set, then examine yourself by running flashcard […]

Dear John letter

[Dear John letter] {n. phr.} A note or a letter informing one that a romantic relationship or a marriage is over. * /Jane […]

within reason

[within reason] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Within the limits of good sense; in reasonable control or check; moderate. * /I want […]

French proverb

I do not like noise, unless I make it myself.