How do you use "Fly off the shelves" in a sentence?

The new phone is flying off the shelves. Their latest album flew off the shelves. It's flying off the shelves—we can't keep it in stock.

Fly off the shelves

Q: What does "Fly off the shelves" mean?

To sell very quickly. When products sell so fast they seem to fly from store shelves. Indicates great commercial success.

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意味: To sell very quickly.

卖得非常快。

Venderse muy rápido.

飛ぶように売れる。

날개 돋친 듯 팔리다.

When products sell so fast they seem to fly from store shelves. Indicates great commercial success.

产品卖得太快，好像从货架上飞走一样。表示商业上的巨大成功。

Cuando los productos se venden tan rápido que parece que vuelan de las estanterías. Indica un gran éxito comercial.

商品があまりにも早く売れるため、棚から飛んでいくように見えること。大きな商業的成功を示す。

제품이 너무 빨리 팔려서 매대에서 날아가는 것처럼 보이는 것. 큰 상업적 성공을 나타낸다.

直訳: Move so fast they seem to fly from shelves

例文

The new phone is flying off the shelves.
新手机卖疯了
El nuevo móvil se está vendiendo como churros
新しいスマホが飛ぶように売れている
새 스마트폰이 날개 돋친 듯 팔리고 있다.
Their latest album flew off the shelves.
他们的新专辑一上架就卖光了
Su último álbum voló de las tiendas
彼らの最新アルバムは飛ぶように売れた
그들의 최신 앨범은 날개 돋친 듯 팔렸다.
It's flying off the shelves—we can't keep it in stock.
卖得太快了，根本补不上货
Se vende como rosquillas, no damos abasto
飛ぶように売れて、在庫が追いつかない
날개 돋친 듯 팔려서 재고가 부족하다.

発音

/flaɪ ɒf ðə ʃelvz/

使い方ガイド

場面: sales, retail, commercial success

トーン: impressed, excited

✓ 正しい言い方

Flying off the shelves.
卖得飞快
Se vende como churros
飛ぶように売れている
날개 돋친 듯 팔리고 있어
Flew off the shelves.
一上架就卖光了
Se vendio como churros
飛ぶように売れた
불티나게 팔렸어
Can't keep it on the shelves.
根本来不及上架
No se puede mantener en las estanterias
棚に置いてもすぐ売れる
진열대에 놓기 무섭게 팔려

✗ 間違った言い方

Selling very well
Selling very well（不够生动）
Selling very well（menos expresivo）
Selling very well（インパクトがない）
Selling very well (임팩트 없음)
Very popular
Very popular（太普通）
Very popular（demasiado simple）
Very popular（弱すぎる）
Very popular (너무 평범함)

よくある間違い

Very common in retail/business
Always indicates success

起源と歴史

From the speed of items leaving store shelves.

語源: Retail/commercial

初出: Late 20th century

文化的背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Retail news; Product launches

Regional notes: Universal in retail/business contexts.

バリエーション

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このトピックの他の表現

Smash it ★★★★★ To succeed brilliantly or perform excellently. Nail it ★★★★★ To do something perfectly or exactly right. Pull it off ★★★★★ To succeed in doing something difficult. Fall through ★★★★★ To fail to happen or be completed. Ace it ★★★★★ To do something extremely well, especially a test. Flop ★★★★★ A complete failure, especially of a performance or product.