QUIZZES
DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?
"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?
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Idioms for amuck
- to rush about in a murderous frenzy: The maniac ran amuck in the crowd, shooting at random.
- to rush about wildly; lose self-control: When the nightclub caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exits.
run/go amuck,
Origin of amuck
First recorded in 1510–20; variant of amok
Words nearby amuck
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Example sentences from the Web for amuck
His brow was amuck with sweat: he was trembling in every limb; his ears were scarlet.
Terribly Intimate Portraits|Nol CowardI fancied for awhile that one of their number must have run "amuck," and the rest meant to send him to slumber.
Maniac named Kraskow amuck with freighter Prometheus, known to contain huge bomb!
Big Pill|Raymond Zinke GallunI learned to swing an axe by cutting down saplings, and ran "amuck" among them just as my elders did among the larger trees.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur
British Dictionary definitions for amuck
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