spread like wildfire

intransitive

(intransitive, simile) To spread or disseminate rapidly or uncontrollably.

Japanese Meaning

急速かつ予測不可能な速さで広まる、伝播する

Word of the product's defect spread like wildfire among customers, forcing the company to issue a recall.

その製品の欠陥の情報は顧客の間で瞬く間に広がり、会社はリコールを発表せざるを得ませんでした。

Sense（1）

(intransitive, simile) To spread or disseminate rapidly or uncontrollably.

The virus spread like wildfire throughout the Internet.

spreads like wildfire

（ present singular third-person ）

spreading like wildfire

（ participle present ）

spread like wildfire

（ participle past ）

spread like wildfire

（ past ）