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fly off the shelves

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables
fly- of-f the shelves
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be sold in large quantities, very rapidly.

Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

flies off the shelves (present, singular) flying off the shelves (participle, present) flew off the shelves (past) flown off the shelves (participle, past)

Phrases

sell like hot cakes

Frequently Paired Words

sell like hot cakes

Questions

What does fly off the shelves mean?
To be sold in large quantities, very rapidly.

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