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
Raimund	RIE-muwnt (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Ava (1)	AY-və	English
Tzivya	-	Hebrew
Paulette	po-LET	French
German (2)	GYER-mahn	Russian
Milanka	-	Serbian, Croatian