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What does "run wild" mean here?

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Rebecca

Great question. To "run wild" means to grow or develop without restraint or discipline. So the monsters in him have no control or discipline. It is another way of saying something or someone is out of control. Ex: The dogs were running wild in the streets. Ex: His imagination ran wild.

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