Meaning: To sell very quickly or sell a lot of something.
Examples:
Wow! Look at the line at the Apple Store – that new iPhone is selling like hotcakes.
My wife just started selling our old things on eBay, and they’re selling like hotcakes.
I should start selling umbrellas on rainy days. They always sell like hotcakes when it’s raining.
Pop Quiz:
If something is selling like hotcakes, it’s probably…
A. very popular.
B. very expensive.
C. very healthy.
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The correct answer is A. If it’s very popular, you’re probably selling a lot of it. So all you have to do is figure out what’s going to sell like hotcakes, and you’ll get rich!