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like wildfire

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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)

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like wildfire

Rapidly and intensely: The disease spread like wildfire.

See also: like, wildfire