The book has only just been published and copies are already selling like hot cakes in both Britain and America.
(often in continuous tenses)New idioms dictionary. 2014.
sell like hot cakes — INFORMAL ► to be bought quickly and in large numbers: »With profits bonds have sold like hot cakes to older people looking for a low risk, high return for their money. Main Entry: ↑sell … Financial and business terms
sell like hot cakes — If a product is selling very well, it is selling like hot cakes … The small dictionary of idiomes
sell like hot cakes — ► sell like hot cakes informal be sold quickly and in large quantities. Main Entry: ↑cake … English terms dictionary
sell like hot cakes — If a product is selling very well, it is selling like hot cakes. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** Things that sell like hot cakes sell quickly or in large quantities. Her books always sell like hot cakes … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
sell like hot cakes — verb To sell fast. During a power outage, candles sell like hot cakes … Wiktionary
Sell like hot cakes — If a product is selling very well, it is selling like hot cakes … Dictionary of English idioms
Sell like hot cakes — sell or be removed quickly, especially in large quantities … Dictionary of Australian slang
sell like hot cakes — Australian Slang sell or be removed quickly, especially in large quantities … English dialects glossary
like hot cakes — adverb Quickly, especially by purchase or consumption. These new toys should sell like hot cakes … Wiktionary
sell like hot cakes — be purchased at a very high rate and in large amounts … English contemporary dictionary
