hot potato in English

noun
1
a controversial issue or situation that is awkward or unpleasant to deal with.
dog registration has become a political hot potato

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "hot potato" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "hot potato", or refer to the context using the word "hot potato" in the English Dictionary.

1. hot potato - a difficult situation; "he dropped the topic like a hot potato"

2. 16 It's a political hot potato.

3. 12 The unemployment is a real hot potato.

4. He dropped the plan like a hot potato

5. The issue has become a political hot potato .

6. 9 This situation is a real hot potato.

7. 13 He dropped the topic like a hot potato.

8. Examples from the Corpus hot potato • That's when you see the Colonel and his council playing pass-the-parcel with a hot potato

9. In brief: Acrylamide: No longer such a hot potato

10. How to solve the problem is a hot potato

11. A related term is drop like A hot potato.

12. 6 Money policy is fast becoming a hot potato.

13. 5 He dropped the topic like a hot potato.

14. 15 Money policy is fast becoming a hot potato.

15. 2 The issue has become a political hot potato .

16. The racial discrimination issue is a political hot potato.

17. 3 The racial discrimination issue is a political hot potato.

18. 14 The subject of abortion become a political hot potato.

19. Euthanasia for terminally ill patients is a political hot potato.

20. 3 How to solve the problem is a hot potato.

21. 11 The issue became a hot potato for the government.

22. 10 How to solve the problem is a hot potato.

23. A hot potato is a controversial problem, a touchy subject

24. 4 The issue became a hot potato for the government.

25. Ceding sovereignty to Europe is a political hot potato in Britain.

26. 13 Is social capital a delicious meal or a hot potato?

27. 6 Euthanasia for terminally ill patients is a political hot potato.

28. A hot potato is an issue that makes everyone feel uncomfortable

29. It's called A hot potato because it gets hotter with each pass

30. 20 Ceding sovereignty to Europe is a political hot potato in Britain.

31. The issue of taxing domestic fuel has become a political hot potato.

32. 27 You should adopt another way to deal with this hot potato.

33. 21 The confidence wasn't there . Once I started hot potato it wasn't there.

34. 7 And Ireland was the sort of hot potato a Bagshaw feared most.

35. Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the early 1960 s

36. Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the early 1960 s

37. 7 If I were you,[www.Sentencedict.com] I'd drop that client a hot potato.

38. ‘The issue has been a hot potato on my radio show this week.’ ‘The issue has become a political hot potato for Bloomberg, who faces a tough battle for re-election next year.’ ‘New Environment Minister Martin Cullen has this as one of his first major hot potato issues to deal with.’

39. 9 However, the dollar is a hot potato, tasteless but wasteful to discard.

40. 26 If I were you,(www.Sentencedict.com) I'd drop that client a hot potato.

41. 23 The issue of taxing domestic fuel has become a political hot potato.

42. Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the early 1960 s.

43. Drop that like a hot potato," said one of the Connaught Rangers

44. 18 However, the dollar is a hot potato, tasteless but wasteful to discard.

45. 5 The abortion issue is a political hot potato in the United States.

46. 1 Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the early 1960 s.

47. 12 Consequently the brain drain has become a hot potato which needs to solve.

48. 17 Consequently the brain drain has become a hot potato which needs to solve.

49. Definition of 'A hot potato' a subject or problem that is very topical and controversial which most people would rather not have to deal with Racism is currently A hot potato in English football

50. Meaning of Hot Potato When we say something is A hot potato, we are referring to something that is controversial, awkward, embarrassing, difficult, or unpleasant to deal with and which people want to avoid