B1idiominformalcommunicationIELTS-friendly
go viral
USUK
(of a video, post or story) to spread very quickly online to many people
Use 'go/went viral', not 'become viral'. Very common in IELTS topics about social media.
In context
Her video of a street vendor singing went viral overnight.
Companies pay a lot for ads, hoping they will go viral.
More idioms about communication
- a bone of contentiona subject that people keep arguing about
- a broken recordsomeone who keeps repeating the same thing in an annoying way
- a heart-to-heartan honest, private conversation about personal feelings
- a moot pointUK: a question still open to argument. US: a question that no longer matters in practice.
- a red herringa fact or idea that takes attention away from the real issue