[Idiom] Hot Cake

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Good evening..


Our composition professor says when talking about a poplar topic or issue these days " It's a hot cake"
meaning that it's very poplar and common these days..

this is what I derived from her and hope you find it helpful :)
 

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In the US, we'd say it's a hot "potato" if the subject is controvertial. If it's just being discussed a lot in the media and in the public, then it's just a "hot topic."
 

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" It's a hot cake"

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I agree with Barb, I have never heard this expression used with the meaning your professor gives it. However, when something is selling very well in a shop, for example, it is often said to be "selling like hot cakes".
 
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