fly off the shelves

verb

To be sold in large quantities, very rapidly.

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Meanings

verbfly off the shelves (third-person singular simple present flies off the shelves, present participle flying off the shelves, simple past flew off the shelves, past participle flown off the shelves)

present singular third person flies off the shelves · participle present flying off the shelves · past flew off the shelves · participle past flown off the shelves

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo be sold in large quantities, very rapidly.
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APA

fly off the shelves. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20off%20the%20shelves

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fly off the shelves,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20off%20the%20shelves.

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