B2idiomcommunicationIELTS-friendly
spread like wildfire
USUK
(of news or rumours) to become known by many people very quickly
No article: 'like wildfire', not 'like a wildfire' (that form exists but is much rarer).
In context
News of the teacher's resignation spread like wildfire around the school.
Fake news can spread like wildfire on social media.
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