spread like wildfire

spread like wild·fire

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Definitions of spread like wildfire words

phrase spread like wildfire If something, especially news or a rumour, spreads like wildfire, it spreads extremely quickly. 0
noun spread like wildfire to be disseminated widely and rapidly: said as of a rumor 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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