to spread like wildfire
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ينتشر بسرعة كبيرة, ينتشر كالنار في الهشيم
(of news, information, or rumors) to quickly become known by the majority
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تعبير اصطلاحي
غير رسمي
أمثلة
The rumor spread like wildfire before anyone could deny it.
انتشرت الإشاعة بسرعة كبيرة قبل أن يتمكن أحد من نفيها.
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(of a disease or infection) to quickly pass from one person to another
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أمثلة
Once one child in the school has the infection, it spreads like wildfire.
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