like wildfire

everywhere very quickly The new dance has caught on like wildfire in all the popular clubs. Scandal spreads like wildfire around this office.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of wildfire (a fire that burns out of control)

Rapidly and intensely: The disease spread like wildfire.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Brooklyn	BRUWK-lin	English (Modern)
Frank (2)	FRANGK	English
Signe	SEENG-ne (Swedish, Norwegian), SEE-ne (Danish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Tora	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Joab	JO-ab (English)	Biblical
Brighid	BRIED	Irish, Irish Mythology