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
Donnelly	['dɔnəli:]
Xenokrates	-	Ancient Greek
Frigidianus	-	Late Roman
Armani	[a:'ma:ni]
Hugleikr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Nsonowa	-	Western African, Akan