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A common word in Japanese, meaning "all-you-can-drink", is "飲み放題". It is "放題"
- as much as you would like - appended to the verb-stem of "飲む". It is the
same rule for instance, for: 食べ放題, 読み放題, （電話）かけ放題 etc...

Why is it then "やりたい放題" as opposed to "やり放題"?

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  * [A Google search for "やりたい放題"](https://www.google.co.jp/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=%22%E3%82%84%E3%82%8A%E3%81%9F%E3%81%84%E6%94%BE%E9%A1%8C%22) returns 1 790 000 results.
  * [The same for "やり放題"](https://www.google.co.jp/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=%22%E3%82%84%E3%82%8A%E6%94%BE%E9%A1%8C%22) returns 500 000 results, with the top results being from manicure salons.
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Why is やりたい放題 used as opposed to やり放題?
やりたい放題 is a bit different from other ○○放題. It's an idiomatic phrase which
primarily refers to someone's tyrant-like, irresponsible, self-indulgent
_behavior_. Because it usually has a negative connotation, it's less likely to
serve as a marketing phrase (except [something like
this](http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00JUL1FJU/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_vaKCwb0THCZX9)).

> 母親が亡くなって以降、あの王女はやりたい放題だ。

やり放題 is less common and may refer to the same thing as やりたい放題. But actually
やり放題 is the word that sounds closer to "all-you-can-X" as in 飲み放題, 食べ放題,
マンガ読み放題, etc. That's why you got many results from manicure salons
(ネイルが○○円でやり放題) and sex-related articles. Unless properly modified (eg
レトロゲームやり放題, インターネットやり放題), I personally feel やり放題 can be easily associated with
sexual contexts. Please use it wisely.
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