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
Marjory	MAHR-jə-ree	English
Aggis	['ægis]
Vita	-	Ancient Roman, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Danish
Naz	-	Turkish
Ioudas	-	Biblical Greek
Christie	['kristi]