prairie fire
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A fire that spreads rapidly across a prairie; often used figuratively to describe something that spreads very quickly.
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- His charges spread like a prairie fire.
- The news of the scandal swept through the town like a prairie fire.
- Dry winds caused the prairie fire to spread even faster across the plains.
- The new fashion trend caught on like a prairie fire among teenagers.
- Firefighters struggled to contain the massive prairie fire in Kansas.
- The political movement began in a small town and grew like a prairie fire.
- A single spark is enough to ignite a devastating prairie fire in these conditions.
- Rumors of a potential merger spread through the office like a prairie fire.
- Historically, a prairie fire was one of the greatest threats to early settlers.
- The video went viral, spreading across the internet like a prairie fire.