SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE

Meaning of SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE in English

v. phr. To spread uncontrollably and rapidly. Bad news has a tendency to spread like wildfire.

American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012

SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE — spread with great speed. → wildfire
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE — ( of news, etc. ) to become known by more and more people very quickly
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE — {v. phr.} To spread uncontrollably and rapidly. * /Bad news has a tendency to spread like wildfire./
Slang English vocab
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE — {v. phr.} To spread uncontrollably and rapidly. * /Bad news has a tendency to spread like wildfire./
Словарь английских идиом
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE — spread quickly, go public News of the assassination spread like wildfire.
English Idioms vocab
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE — spread quickly News of the assassination spread like wildfire.
English Idioms vocabulary
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE — распространяться со сверхъестественной быстротой (о слухах, сплетнях и т. п.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE — распространяться со сверхъестественной быстротой (о слухах, сплетнях и т. п.)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE — распространяться со сверхъестественной быстротой (о слухах, сплетнях и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE — быстро распространяться, распространяться со сверхъестественной быстротой
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE — быстро распространяться, распространяться со сверхъестественной быстротой
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE — распространяться со сверхъестественной быстротой ( о слухах, сплетнях и т. п. )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE — распространяться со сверхъестественной быстротой (о слухах, сплетнях и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE — распространяться со сверхъестественной быстротой (о слухах, сплетнях и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE — распространяться со сверхъестественной быстротой (о слухах, сплетнях и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE — распространяться, как огонь, как пожар; очень быстро распространиться (о слухах, новостях и т.д.)
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE — распространяться, как огонь, как пожар; очень быстро распространиться (о слухах, новостях и т.д.)
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE — распространяться со сверхъестественной быстротой (о слухах, сплетнях и т. п.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WILDFIRE — noun Date: 12th century a sweeping and destructive conflagration especially in a wilderness or a rural area, Greek fire , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPREAD — I. ˈspred verb ( spread ; spread ; spreading ; spreads ) Etymology: Middle English spreden, from Old English sprǣdan; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
WILDFIRE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English wilde fire, from wilde wild + fire 1. : a sweeping and destructive conflagration 2. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WILDFIRE — (n.) A sort of lightning unaccompanied by thunder.
Английский словарь Webster
WILDFIRE — (n.) A disease of sheep, attended with inflammation of the skin.
Английский словарь Webster
WILDFIRE — (n.) An old name for erysipelas.
Английский словарь Webster
WILDFIRE — (n.) A composition of inflammable materials, which, kindled, is very hard to quench; Greek fire.
Английский словарь Webster
WILDFIRE — ( n. ) An old name for erysipelas.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WILDFIRE — ( n. ) A sort of lightning unaccompanied by thunder.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WILDFIRE — ( n. ) A disease of sheep, attended with inflammation of the skin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPREAD — /spred/ , v. , spread, spreading , n. , adj. v.t. 1. to draw, stretch, or open out, esp. over …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPREAD — I. ˈspred verb ( spread ; spread·ing ) Etymology: Middle English spreden, from Old English -sprǣdan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIKE
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WILDFIRE — noun Date: 12th century 1. : a sweeping and destructive conflagration especially in a wilderness or a rural area 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WILDFIRE — noun an old name for erysipelas. 2. wildfire ·noun a sort of lightning unaccompanied by thunder. 3. wildfire ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
SPREAD — noun extent; compass. 2. spread ·noun expansion of parts. 3. spread ·- imp. & ·p.p. of spread, v. 4. spread …
Webster English vocab
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
WILDFIRE — [wild.fire] n (12c) 1: a sweeping and destructive conflagration esp. in a wilderness or a rural area 2: greek fire …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPREAD — [spread] vb spread ; spread.ing [ME spreden, fr. OE -spraedan; akin to OHG spreiten to spread] vt (13c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WILDFIRE — wildfire BrE AmE ˈwaɪ ə l d ˌfa ɪ ‿ə AmE \ -ˌfaɪ‿ ə r
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPREAD — / spred; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( spread , spread ) OPEN / ARRANGE 1. [ vn …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILDFIRE — wild ‧ fire /ˈwaɪldfaɪə $ -faɪr/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] especially American English a fire that moves quickly …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPREAD — I. spread 1 S2 W2 /spred/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle spread ) [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WILDFIRE — n. hist. 1 a combustible liquid, esp. Greek fire, formerly used in warfare. 2 = WILL-O'-THE-WISP. øspread like wildfire spread …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPREAD — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. spread) 1 tr. (often foll. by out) a open or extend the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WILDFIRE — n. hist. 1 a combustible liquid, esp. Greek fire, formerly used in warfare. 2 = WILL-O'-THE-WISP. spread like wildfire spread …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPREAD — v. & n. v. (past and past part. spread) 1 tr. (often foll. by out) a open or extend the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WILDFIRE — n. hist. 1. a combustible liquid, esp. Greek fire, formerly used in warfare. 2 WILL-O'-THE-WISP. Phrases and idioms: spread like …
Oxford English vocab
SPREAD — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. spread) 1. tr. (often foll. by out) a open or extend the …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILDFIRE — ( wildfires) 1. A wildfire is a fire that starts, usually by itself, in a wild area such as a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPREAD — ( spreads, spreading, spread) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILDFIRE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES spread like wildfire (= spread extremely quickly ) ▪ The news spread like wildfire through …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPREAD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blaze spreads ▪ The blaze quickly spread to a neighbouring house. a disease …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WILDFIRE — [noun] [C] - a fire which is burning strongly and out of control on an area of grass or bushes …
Cambridge English vocab
SPREAD — [noun] [U]The spread of AIDS in the last few years has been alarming.The spread of something is the area or …
Cambridge English vocab
WILDFIRE — To fire people like wild. Popular in days of the demise of dot coms. To be used properly, should not …
Slang English vocab
SPREAD — INDEX: 1. fire/liquid/gas 2. information/feelings/ideas/problems etc 3. when a disease spreads 4. to spread things over a wide area 5. …
Longman Activator English vocab

American Idioms English vocabulary

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