脫韁之馬 tuō jiāng zhī mǎ

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse
  2. out of control

CHARACTERS

脫 tuō take off, peel off, strip
韁 jiāng reins, halter; bridle
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
馬 mǎ horse; surname; KangXi radical 187