hog-wild
wildly or intemperately enthusiastic or excited.
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How to use hog-wild in a sentence
His term is up, as is Hamas's (and they continue to run hog wild in Gaza, which Abu Mazen won't dare enter).
How "Joe Gardner's mule had gone plumb hog-wild when he tried to ride past the ol' ruins near th' ranch."
The Shepherd of the Hills | Harold Bell WrightI reckon old Press deserved it—he's been running hog-wild round this town and this county too long already.
Back Home | Irvin S. Cobb"Man went hog-wild with his new-found freedom from divine guidance," he said.
Pagan Passions | Gordon Randall GarrettIf the system had included a miniature full-color television camera, he could have gone hog wild.
The Foreign Hand Tie | Gordon Randall Garrett
But there's goin' to be some fightin' sure as taxes, and when I get to fightin', I'm liable to go plumb, hog wild.
Hidden Gold | Wilder Anthony
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