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
Vjeko	VYE-ko	Croatian
Matthan	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Miku	mee-koo	Japanese
Mamie	MAY-mee	English
Azarel	-	Biblical
Botum	-	Khmer