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To be sold quickly in large numbers or amounts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Examples
- During a power outage, candles sell like hot cakes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
After the proverbial popularity of pancakes in 19th-century America.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
暢銷 /畅销
(chàngxiāo)
— sell quickly
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Chinese Mandarin:
熱銷 /热销
(rèxiāo)
— sell quickly
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Chinese Mandarin:
大賣 /大卖
(dàmài)
— sell quickly
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Czech:
jít na dračku
— sell quickly
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Dutch:
verkopen als zoete broodjes
— sell quickly
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Finnish:
mennä kuin kuumille kiville
— sell quickly
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Finnish:
mennä kaupaksi
— sell quickly
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Finnish:
tehdä kauppansa
— sell quickly
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Finnish:
käydä kaupaksi
— sell quickly
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French:
se vendre comme des petits pains
— sell quickly
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German:
weggehen wie warme Semmeln
— sell quickly
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Hungarian:
viszik, mint a cukrot
— sell quickly
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Hungarian:
veszik, mint a cukrot
— sell quickly
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Hungarian:
elkapkodják
— sell quickly
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Icelandic:
fljúga út
— sell quickly
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Icelandic:
seljast eins og heitar lummur
— sell quickly
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Icelandic:
renna út
— sell quickly
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Italian:
andare a ruba
— sell quickly
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Japanese:
飛ぶように売れる
(tobu yō ni ureru)
— sell quickly
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Korean:
불티나게 팔리다
(bulti-nage pallida)
— sell quickly
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Norwegian:
selge som varmt hvetebrød
— sell quickly
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Norwegian:
selge som hakka møkk
— sell quickly
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Polish:
sprzedawać się jak świeże bułeczki
— sell quickly
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Polish:
sprzedać się jak świeże bułeczki
— sell quickly
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Portuguese:
vender que nem pãezinhos quentes
— sell quickly
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Romanian:
a se vinde ca pâinea caldă
— sell quickly
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Spanish:
vender como churros
— sell quickly
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Spanish:
vender como rosquillas
— sell quickly
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Swedish:
sälja som smör
— sell quickly
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Swedish:
sälja som smör i solsken
— sell quickly
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Thai:
เทน้ําเทท่า
(tee-náam-tee-tâa)
— sell quickly
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Thai:
ขายดิบขายดี
(kǎai-dìp-kǎai-dii)
— sell quickly
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Turkish:
peynir ekmek gibi satılmak
— sell quickly
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Vietnamese:
bán chạy như tôm tươi
— sell quickly