spread like wildfire

Definition

To spread or disseminate rapidly or uncontrollably.

Example Sentences

• "The virus spread like wildfire throughout the Internet."
• "The propaganda of the rebels spread like wild-fire, and the hopes of the more daring Irish Catholics rose high."
• ""We can sense the tension in Perth," wrote the Scotsman, "when the news spread like wildfire that a runaway engine of ancient vintage was heading north without a soul on the footplate."