SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE

Meaning of SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE in English

spread quickly

News of the assassination spread like wildfire.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских 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 — v. phr. To spread uncontrollably and rapidly. Bad news has a tendency to spread like wildfire.
American Idioms English 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

English Idioms vocabulary

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