It was a hot day and the ice-cream sellers were doing a roaring trade.
(usually in continuous tenses)The toy department was doing a roaring trade in furry dinosaurs.
(often + in)New idioms dictionary. 2014.
do a roaring trade — Ⅰ. do a roaring trade (in sth) (also do a brisk trade (in sth)) ► to sell a lot of something: »We do a roaring trade in ice creams during the hot weather. Main Entry: ↑trade Ⅱ … Financial and business terms
do a roaring trade — ► do a roaring trade (or business) informal do very good business. Main Entry: ↑roaring … English terms dictionary
do a roaring trade — To do very brisk and profitable business • • • Main Entry: ↑roar … Useful english dictionary
do a roaring trade in sth — Ⅰ. do a roaring trade (in sth) (also do a brisk trade (in sth)) ► to sell a lot of something: »We do a roaring trade in ice creams during the hot weather. Main Entry: ↑trade Ⅱ … Financial and business terms
do a roaring trade (in something) — phrase to sell large quantities of something in a short period of time We did a roaring trade in ice creams last week. Thesaurus: to sell somethingsynonym Main entry: roaring * * * do a ˈroaring trade (in sth … Useful english dictionary
a roaring trade — If you do a roaring trade, your business is very successful. Cosmetic surgeons are doing a roaring trade these days … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
do a roaring trade (or business) — informal do very good business. → roaring … English new terms dictionary
Roaring trade — a lot of business … Dictionary of Australian slang
roaring trade — Australian Slang a lot of business … English dialects glossary
roaring — roar‧ing [ˈrɔːrɪŋ] adjective do a roaring trade ( in something) informal COMMERCE to sell a lot of something very quickly: • The food sellers were doing a roaring trade in spiced sausages. * * * roaring UK US /rɔːrɪŋ/ adjective [before noun] ● … Financial and business terms
