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.