on the rampage

prepositional phrase

behaving violently or rioting

“The rioters went on the rampage and wrecked the town hall.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticbehaving violently or rioting

    The rioters went on the rampage and wrecked the town hall.

    1 more example

    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.

    2011 October 20, Michael da Silva, “Stoke 3 - 0 Macc Tel-Aviv”, in BBC Sport
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APA

on the rampage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20rampage

MLA

“on the rampage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20rampage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the rampage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20rampage.

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