flying off the shelves
Meaning be a great commercial success to dispose of something very quickly and with little effort ...
The Chicago condos are selling like hotcakes
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fly off the shelves
To sell very quickly, as though the items in question cannot be kept on store shelves.
Good luck finding that doll between now and Christmas—it's been flying off the shelves. Stores just can't keep it in stock.
These trashy gossip magazines are of such low quality, yet they always fly off the shelves. It's a real racket if you ask me!
See also: fly, off, shelves
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Antonym:
Ladenhueter
Artikel, der sich nicht verkaufen laesst
non-seller
Die Modelle vom letzten Jahr sind inzwischen Ladenhueter.
Last year’s models aren’t selling now.
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