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
Shichiro	shee-chee-ṙo:	Japanese
Susanita	soo-sah-NEE-tah	Spanish
MuhsİN	-	Turkish
Applethwaite	['æplθweit]
Sigismund	-	German, Ancient Germanic
Min-Jun	meen-joon	Korean