nascere come funghi

== Italian == === Etymology === Literally, “to grow like mushrooms.” === Verb === nascere come funghi (simile) to spring up everywhere; to crop up all over the place; to mushroom ==== Usage notes ==== Alternatively preceded by crescere (“to grow”), spuntare (“to sprout”), venir su (“to come up”), and alternatively with the definite article i prior to the noun funghi (“mushrooms”).