Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase.

Being at a prominent place, the shops he auctioned sold like hot cakes.

  1. sold slowly

  2. did not sell at all

  3. sold quickly

  4. gave him huge profits

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as the idiom 'sold like hot cakes' implies got ‘sold quickly’ in an auction.