außer Rand und Band geraten

Meaning: To lose control and behave wildly or unruly.

Language: German

Literally: to get out of edge and band

Category: Daily Life

Origin: The words evoke something bursting free from all restraint—both the edge (boundary) and the band (binding)—as if breaking loose entirely.

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