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
Peter	['pi:tə]
&Aelig;Sc	-	Anglo-Saxon
Fiorino	-	Italian
Itamar	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Traianus	-	Ancient Roman
Halldor	-	Norwegian