mushroom into



mushroom into something

Fig. to grow suddenly into something large or important. The question of pay suddenly mushroomed into a major matter. The unpaid bill mushroomed into a nasty argument and, finally, a court battle.
See also: mushroom

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aleciaə-LIS-yə, ə-LIS-ee-ə, ə-LISH-ə, ə-LEE-shəEnglish
Birgir-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Bjoern-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Phestos-Biblical Greek
Zora-Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Perdita-Literature