on the rampage

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Prepositional phrase

on the rampage

  1. (idiomatic) behaving violently or rioting
    The rioters went on the rampage and wrecked the town hall.
    • 2011 October 20, Michael da Silva, “Stoke 3 - 0 Macc Tel-Aviv”, in BBC Sport[1]:
      Stoke were on the rampage but their night was soured by the referee's decision to show Jerome a second yellow card on the stroke of half time.