| 单词 | runaway best-seller |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrunaway best-seller b. Esp. in commercial contexts: hugely successful; overwhelming; indisputable. Frequently in runaway best-seller, runaway success. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > books as sold > [noun] > best-seller or quick-seller bestseller1896 bestsellership1920 quick-seller1926 runaway best-seller1937 runaway1941 megabook1980 megaseller1983 1900 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Jrnl.-Gaz. 8 June 8/5 (advt.) Just received our fifth shipment of Automatic Reclining Go-Carts. We're having a ‘runaway’ sale on these. 1937 Life 20 Sept. 3/1 (advt.) The novel that has become America's new runaway best-seller. 1942 Billboard 14 Nov. 61/3 The former runaway favorite, Tweedle-o-Twill, the popularity of which seems to be beginning to wane a bit. 1968 M. Jones Survivor ii. 27 Down in Flames had been such a runaway best-seller in 1946 that there were bound to be people who remembered it. 1976 N. Botham & P. Donnelly Valentino ix. 71 His plan was a runaway success. 1992 Stage 17 Dec. 21/3 A Touch of Frost has been a runaway hit with audiences of over 15 million. < as lemmas |
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