Run amok

This phrase for behaving wildly comes from the Malay word "amuk," meaning a frenzied, murderous attack. European travelers in Southeast Asia in the 16th century observed episodes where individuals would suddenly go on violent rampages. Captain James Cook brought the term into English usage in his journals from the 1770s.

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