like wildfire



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)
See also: like, wildfire

like wildfire

Rapidly and intensely: The disease spread like wildfire.
See also: like, wildfire

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
FİKrİ-Turkish
Leonora-Italian
Ravindra-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada
Enkhtuya-Mongolian
KamKAMEnglish (Modern)
SeverinZE-ve-reen (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish