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I have heard of people dying from prostate cancer, and they are the unlucky ones, the people who didn't know they had got it, and it went on the rampage.
Ian Mckellen

Meaning of "on the rampage" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ON THE RAMPAGE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ON THE RAMPAGE

on the parish
on the part of
on the pig´s back
on the piss
on the point of
on the port bow
on the prowl
on the q.t.
on the qui vive
on the quiet
on the razzle
on the rebound
on the right foot
on the road
on the rocks
on the ropes
on the run
on the safe side
on the same page
on the scrapheap

WORDS THAT END LIKE ON THE RAMPAGE

contents page
creepage
decoupage
equipage
front page
front-page
full-page
home page
on the same page
page
rampage
scrappage
seepage
slippage
stoppage
stumpage
title page
to make the front page
warpage
web page

Synonyms and antonyms of on the rampage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ON THE RAMPAGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «on the rampage» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of on the rampage

Translation of «on the rampage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ON THE RAMPAGE

Find out the translation of on the rampage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of on the rampage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «on the rampage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

上横冲直撞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en el alboroto
570 millions of speakers

English

on the rampage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्रोध पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على هياج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на рожон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em fúria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রামপাছ উপর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sur le saccage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengamuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auf dem Amoklauf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

暴れ回って
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미쳐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing rampage
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nổi cơn thịnh nộ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராம்பேஜ் மீது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेफाम वागणे वर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fırlamış halde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

su tutte le furie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w szał
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на рожен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe rampage
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

για την έξαλλη συμπεριφορά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

op die rampage
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på härjningståg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på Rampage
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of on the rampage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ON THE RAMPAGE»

The term «on the rampage» is regularly used and occupies the 65.337 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ON THE RAMPAGE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about on the rampage

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Ian Mckellen
I have heard of people dying from prostate cancer, and they are the unlucky ones, the people who didn't know they had got it, and it went on the rampage.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ON THE RAMPAGE»

Discover the use of on the rampage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to on the rampage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nature on the Rampage
This book reviews horror in real-life involving animal attacks with bears, deer, sharks, wolves, alligators, crocodiles, and more.
Sue L Hamilton, 2010
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Crabs on the Rampage
Thought dead by the public, a horde of giant mutant crabs returns to terrorize the countryside
Guy N. Smith, 1988
3
Nature on the rampage
Shows and describes the impact of hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, floods, earthquakes, and meteors
Harm J. De Blij, 1994
4
On the rampage: corporate power and the destruction of democracy
The sequel to "Corporate Predators: The Hunt for Mega-profits and the Attack on Democracy."
Russell Mokhiber, Robert Weissman, 2005
5
Nature on the Rampage: A Natural History of the Elements
Tales of the havoc wrought by hurricanes, earthquakes, tidal waves, volcanic eruptions, avalanches, etc.
Ann Sutton, Myron Sutton, 1962
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British Army on the Rampage (B.A.O.R.):
It’s the autobiographical novels that tell it how it was – warts and all. This is what the British Army really got up to in Belize!
Sean Connolly, 2014
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When the Wicked is on the Rampage:
CHAPTER. ONE. When. the. WICKED. is. on. the. RAMPAGE. Everywhere there are human beings, the devil is also there with his agents. They are called dark contractors, satanic intermediaries anddemonic go betweens that stand in the gap ...
Dr. D. K. Olukoya, 2014
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Bane on the Rampage!
cREAtORs. BILLMAtHENY WRItER Along with comics like THE BATMAN STRIKES, Bill Matheny has written for TV series including KRYPTO THE SUPERDOG, WHERE'S WALDO, A PUP NAMED SCOOBYDOO, and many others.
Bill Matheny, 2014
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Nature on the Rampage
Readers can turn to this series to experience nature at its most spectacular.
Scheff, Deedrick, Edward Steele, 2001
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The English Dialect Dictionary: Being the Complete ...
Dev. Dru tha printed bakes they rampaged, SALMON Ballads (1899) 75. 2. sb. Violent, disorderly conduct; a rage, fury; riotous living, a ' spree ' ; gen. in phr. on the rampage. Bnff.1 She keepit a rampage a' day aboot the brackan o' that flat. Ayr.
Joseph Wright, 1904

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ON THE RAMPAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term on the rampage is used in the context of the following news items.
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Louisiana theater gunman described as a 'drifter' with mental illness …
But authorities were struggling to determine why John Russell Houser, 59, of Phenix City, Ala., set off on the rampage late Thursday, and what ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Summer family movies: six of the best films for the holidays
... dinosaur theme-park where a new breed of genetically modified super-killer, the vicious and intelligent Indominus rex, goes on the rampage. «The Week UK, Jul 15»
3
Staff terrified as teen gang targets shops
... are in no doubt that it was a local job. "The worry is the next time that these lads go on the rampage, a firearm could be used," a source said. «Herald, Jul 15»
4
Medical student commits sucide, institute closed sine die
Angry students went on the rampage and ransacked the college, the police said adding two platoons of the force have been deployed in the ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
5
NCP men held for attacking AMC office
The NCP leaders went on the rampage and damaged AMC property. They even had heated arguments with the police officials of the Sherkotda ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
Municipal swimming pools vandalized in El Pareton
... del Guadalentín” sports complex in the outlying Totana district of El Paretón-Cantareros, when vandals broke in and went on the rampage. «Murcia Today, Jul 15»
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Lloyd ready for national service... Craneswater on the up
Mike Talmondt, Steve Cole and skipper Andy Boulton went on the rampage. Craneswater Z whitewashed Copnor B at Highland Road. «Portsmouth News, Jul 15»
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Hausa Residents Of Lagos Community Kills Yoruba Resident, Angry …
PUNCH Metro learnt that after the killing, which occurred at about 8pm last Sunday, angry youths went on the rampage threatening to kill all ... «Information Nigeria, Jul 15»
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Saxons on the rampage
The Peterborough Saxons have reached the British League play-offs for just the fourth time in their histor with a game to spare after hammering ... «Peterborough Telegraph, Jul 15»
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'Senseless vandalism' at Prestonpans Cemetery shocks community
VANDALS went on the rampage in Prestonpans Cemetery, tearing up solar lights, decorations and personal mementos left by families at the ... «East Lothian Courier, Jul 15»

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