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do a roaring trade
do a roaring trade
(British & Australian) also do a roaring business (American) to sell a lot of goods quickly (usually in continuous tenses) It was a hot day and the ice-cream sellers were doing a roaring trade. (often + in ) The toy department was doing a roaring trade in furry dinosaurs.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Cola | | - | Anglo-Saxon |
| Anacletus | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Isaias | | - | Biblical |
| Columban | | kə-LUM-bən (English) | Irish |
| Eric | | ER-ik (English) | English, Swedish, German, Spanish |
| Neriah | | ni-RIE-ə (English), nee-RIE-ə (English) | Biblical, Biblical Hebrew |