on a rampage

Idioms  

1. Behaving violently, as in There was a near riot after the game, when some of the spectators went on a rampage. This term comes from the Old Scots verb ramp, meaning “to storm and rage.” [Mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

You would have an executive that was just on a rampage, with no one willing to stand up.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

This galling notion sets her on a rampage.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Eventually she develops feelings for Aguni and even shields his body from harm from one of the kings on a rampage.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025

The world has run out of cholera vaccines—just when the deadly disease is on a rampage not seen in many years.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 27, 2024

Bunny, who had been relatively calm, was now on a rampage because Henry refused to drive him down to Washington, D.C., to see an exhibit of World War I biplanes at the Smithsonian.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt