do a roaring business/trade

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: to be very busy and successful as a store or business

The ice cream stand does a roaring business/trade.

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The souvenir stalls outside the stadium which do a roaring trade on matchdays are also feeling the squeeze from the lack of games — and the bad weather that accompanied the ones that were played recently against Chelsea and Sunderland. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025

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