on the (or a) rampage

Variant of rampage

rampage definition

ram·page (ram′pāj′; for v., also ram pāj′)

intransitive verb rampaged -·paged′, rampaging -·pag′·ing

to rush violently or wildly about; rage

Etymology: orig. Scot & North Eng dial., prob. < ramp

noun

an outbreak of violent, raging behavior
chiefly in on the (or a) rampage on the (or a) rampage

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