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Meaning of "go like hot cakes" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GO LIKE HOT CAKES

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GO LIKE HOT CAKES

go halves
go hard
go hard with
go in
go in for
go into
go into detail
go it
go it alone
go like a dream
go like the clappers
go missing
go much on
go nap
go native
go off
go off at half-cock
go off the deep end
go on
go on record

WORDS THAT END LIKE GO LIKE HOT CAKES

ABS brakes
antilock brakes
Bitter Lakes
Chrissakes
cornflakes
ducks and drakes
Great Lakes
high stakes
jakes
Lakes
Lower Lakes
Masurian Lakes
no great shakes
nursery stakes
pull up stakes
raise the stakes
stakes
sweepstakes
the shakes
wakes

Synonyms and antonyms of go like hot cakes in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «go like hot cakes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GO LIKE HOT CAKES

Find out the translation of go like hot cakes to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of go like hot cakes from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «go like hot cakes» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

去像热蛋糕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ir como pan caliente
570 millions of speakers

English

go like hot cakes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हॉट केक की तरह जाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تذهب مثل الكعك الساخن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

идти как горячие пирожки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ir como bolos quentes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গরম কেক মত যান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aller comme des petits pains
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergi seperti kek panas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gehen wie warme Semmeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

飛ぶように行く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뜨거운 케이크 처럼 이동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lunga kaya roti panas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi như tôm tươi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சூடான கேக் போல
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गरम केक्स सारखे जा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sıcak kek gibi git
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

andare a ruba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

iść jak ciepłe bułeczki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

йти як гарячі пиріжки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

merge ca pâinea caldă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάμε σαν ζεστό κέικ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gaan soos soetkoek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

går som smör i solsken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gå som varmt hvetebrød
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of go like hot cakes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GO LIKE HOT CAKES»

The term «go like hot cakes» is normally little used and occupies the 117.669 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GO LIKE HOT CAKES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about go like hot cakes

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GO LIKE HOT CAKES»

Discover the use of go like hot cakes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to go like hot cakes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
Be a great commercial success, as in I'm sure this new line of coats will go like hot cakes, or She was thrilled that her new book was selling like hot cakes. This term alludes to hot cakes, another name for griddle cakes or pancakes, which are  ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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Language History and Linguistic Modelling: A Festschrift for ...
It is also often the case that some dictionaries give a fuller form of an idiom and other give a more compact version. For example, consider the following idiom variants as they appeared in the sources: go like hot cakes 23 sell like hot cakes 5, ...
Raymond Hickey, Stanislav Puppel, 1997
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
... used to emergency catering, we all know our jobs and everything went like clockwork. go like hot cakes shiten shpejt, shiten si simite te ngrohta □ The tickets for the Radio and T V. Song Festival went like hot cakes. go like the wind shkon ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... the train in time Go like hot cakes: Sell off or disappear promptly * The new book published by my friend has gone like hot cakes Go like the wind: Run quickly * The sturdy man went like the wind and returned like the whirlwind after finishing ...
Shori, A K, 2010
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Allen's Dictionary of English Phrases
Ogden Nash The Primrose Path 1936 Herpicture's in the papers now, | And life's apiece ofcake. sell/go like hot cakes to be sold in large quantities. Coffee and hot cakes are offered – usually to specially favoured guests – at various points in ...
Robert Allen, 2008
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Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
(also go like the devil) [18C+] to go very fast. go like hot cakes v. (also go like hot cross buns, ...like frozen Daiquiris in hell) [late 19C+] (orig. US) 1 of a product or commodity, to sell out quickly. 2 of anything, to occur quickly, plentifully. go like ...
Jonathon Green, 2005
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Marketing/communications
They go like hot cakes. There u, a fortune for the R. C. Co. In them. I recommend them whenever I have a Oe^Lefnecker, cor. E. Houston and Mott »ts. The Bale of Ripans is good. Stock Pharmacy, cor. MacDougal and W. Houston sts. Ripans ...
‎1898
8
Anglické obrazné fráze a idiomy - English as easy as ABC
cf. as easy as juggling with soot. BLANCMANGE – legs like blancmange/like jelly – nohy jako rosol The plump bank manager couldn't cycle up the steep hill. His legs were like blancmange. CAKES – to sell/go like hot cakes – prodávat se jako  ...
Gulland Daphne M., 2011
9
Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: C to Fizzle
Quickly ; with energy ; • a variant of like winking, or LIKE ONE O'CLOCK (q.V.). 1888. Punch's Library, p. 15. 1 Will go like hot cakes.' Book Seller (to Clerkl. ' Haven't we an overstock of "Jack, the GiantlKiller," on hand, James?' Clerk. 'Yes, sir.
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1891
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The Man from Nowhere
With an ex-Home Secretary on the Board, the shares will go like hot cakes. I know the idiots." It only needed this illuminating observation to make the whole affair plain to me. I saw at once that North- cote must have advanced the money to ...
Victor Bridges, 1913

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GO LIKE HOT CAKES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term go like hot cakes is used in the context of the following news items.
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Taranaki calf-rearing project raises funds for Ariana Lawn
"The tags will go like hot cakes," she said. "The local farming community will get behind this project. It doesn't cost farmers much to rear a calf. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
Realtor Liz Caldwell shows us new properties on the market
... WITH A SCREEN EXCLOSURE. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU FIND THESE. THAT IS ON THE MONEY AND THEY GO LIKE HOT CAKES. «Local 10, Jun 15»
3
Santa Barbara: Five divine spots to dine (or lunch)
And the tables go like hot cakes. Get there early, order up, then grab a seat inside or at one of the red picnic tables on the patio. The dish: Bell ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 15»
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Media briefs: Fairfax redundancies go like hot cakes … SCA's new …
Media briefs: Fairfax redundancies go like hot cakes … SCA's new boss … News Corp buyback … May 12, 2015 12:36PM | EMAIL | PRINT. Share ... «Crikey, May 15»
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Nala collection: Bold collaboration between Sereni & Shentel and …
So I think they will go like hot cakes,” said Scheers. You can buy individual items or choose the gift sets for loved ones. “The bag and headband ... «Malay Mail Online, Mar 15»
6
Microsoft Shows Off Custom Xbox One Controllers In PAX East …
by Thelonegamer69 Friday, March, 06, 2015 at 01:04. Nice, but why not put them up for sale? I'm sure they would go like hot cakes! Edit Delete. «Game Informer, Mar 15»
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NARS Announce Andrew Gallimore As Their New UK Makeup Artist …
... Audacious, last year was a sell-out, and their holiday season limited edition palettes go like hot cakes. We love the brand for their edgy and ... «Grazia, Jan 15»
8
Who will drive Oklahoma alcohol reform?
Those will likely go like hot cakes. Guest 10:52 a.m. There a few brewers that rent space at other brewer's facilities. Any of them planning their ... «NewsOK.com, Jan 15»
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Julie can't disguise her passion for pies
"Pepper pies move like crazy, kidney pies go like hot cakes." Mrs Beel even made seafood pies for the recent seafood festival, but added those ... «Gladstone Observer, Dec 14»
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UMT annual book fair opens
June 02, 2014 0 · Over 5,700 books go like hot cakes as GCU book fair opens. October 28, 2014 0 · DailyTimes.Official · DailyTimes_DT · Rss ... «Daily Times, Oct 14»

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