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#2 (permalink) Fri Apr 18, 2008 15:28 pm something is really going well |
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Its selling like hot cakes. Its going like a bomb.
More formal ...
It has captured market attention. Demand is well above that expected.
BUT WAIT ... what do you mean an explosion? |
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HamburgEnglish I'm here quite often ;-)

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#3 (permalink) Sat Apr 19, 2008 0:49 am something is really going well |
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Jó napot kivánok!
We have lots of ways to say that something is selling very well.
We can say it's "selling like hot cakes" (pronounced "HOT cakes", i.e., pancakes). We can say it's "flying off the shelves". We can say, "People are buying it like there's no tomorrow." We can say, "They can't make enough of them."
I'll probably think of some more later.
I wouldn't say, "It's going like a bomb," partly because I've never heard the expression (which doesn't necessarily mean anything), but also because if we say a product, book, song or film bombs, it means it is a failure. |
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Jamie (K) I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#4 (permalink) Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:28 am something is really going well |
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:) Jó napot kedves Jamie!
Thank you for the help. One more question, the expression you said can be used in business context? |
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Xantippa New Member
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#5 (permalink) Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:53 am something is really going well |
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| Xantippa wrote: |
| Thank you for the help. One more question, the expression you said can be used in business context? |
They can be somewhat emotional, but yes, you can use them in a business context, in journalism, etc. |
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Jamie (K) I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#6 (permalink) Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:04 pm something is really going well |
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Hi Xantippa
There are lots of ways you can describe sales. For example, if you were making a business presentation about Product X, you might describe sales like this:
"Product X was launched in December. Sales exploded in January and have been sky-rocketing/soaring ever since." . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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Yankee I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#7 (permalink) Mon Apr 21, 2008 13:56 pm something is really going well |
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| HamburgEnglish wrote: |
Its selling like hot cakes. Its going like a bomb.
More formal ...
It has captured market attention. Demand is well above that expected.
BUT WAIT ... what do you mean an explosion? |
I like your expressions, sounds businesslike, formal. I mean under explosion that it was selling so well, the success was so huge than an explosion in a positive way. |
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Xantippa New Member
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