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

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

3. 15 Steve: It'sure is. If you were broke, she'd drop you like a hot potato.

4. 28 Steve: It'sure is. If you were broke, she'd drop you like a hot potato.

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

6. He dropped the plan like a hot potato

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

8. 26 If I were you,(www.Sentencedict.com) I'd drop that client a hot potato.

9. 13 He dropped the topic like a hot potato.

10. History: It originated in the 1800s from an older expression “drop like a hot potato” which means to disown something.

11. 5 He dropped the topic like a hot potato.

12. Hot-wiring this thing is like hot-wiring a toaster.

13. For example, Gun control is a political hot potato. This term, dating from the mid-1800s, alludes to the only slightly older expression drop like A hot potato, meaning "to abandon something or someone quickly" (lest one be burned).

14. Find 39 ways to say DROP LIKE A HOT POTATO, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus.

15. 16 It's a political hot potato.

16. 26 Don't ask me how a big thing like a spaceship can go into a thing as small as a potato.

17. 12 The unemployment is a real hot potato.

18. The rule gets its name from the classic formulation “a firm may not drop a client like a hot potato, especially if it is in order to keep happy a far more lucrative client.”

19. The issue has become a political hot potato .

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

21. 9 This situation is a real hot potato.

22. I'd like a baked potato. No, I'd like some rice. No, a baked potato.

23. If Kirov chose, he could drop Vologsky, and Operation Cuckoo, like a hot brick.

24. And I'll have a hot dog, with a potato salad.

25. He dropped the plan like a hot potato when he realized how much it would cost him

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

27. How to solve the problem is a hot potato

28. 6 Money policy is fast becoming a hot potato.

29. 15 Money policy is fast becoming a hot potato.

30. 2 The issue has become a political hot potato .

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

32. 29 If Kirov chose, he could drop Vologsky, and Operation Cuckoo, like a hot brick.

33. 2 He dropped the plan like a hot potato when he realized how much it would cost him.

34. 13 Is social capital a delicious meal or a hot potato?

35. 4 He dropped the plan like a hot potato when he realized how much it would cost him.

36. 3 The racial discrimination issue is a political hot potato.

37. 14 The subject of abortion become a political hot potato.

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

39. 3 How to solve the problem is a hot potato.

40. 11 The issue became a hot potato for the government.

41. 10 How to solve the problem is a hot potato.

42. 4 The issue became a hot potato for the government.

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

44. A hot potato The nasty potato sized shit that lies in every bathroom, un-flushed, of course

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

46. Or how the mayonnaise melted into a piping hot baked potato?

47. 6 Euthanasia for terminally ill patients is a political hot potato.

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

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

50. 20 Ceding sovereignty to Europe is a political hot potato in Britain.

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

52. Would you like a salad or a baked potato?

53. 7 And Ireland was the sort of hot potato a Bagshaw feared most.

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

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

56. 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

57. 9 However, the dollar is a hot potato, tasteless but wasteful to discard.

58. 23 The issue of taxing domestic fuel has become a political hot potato.

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

60. Traditionally, Cassava root is prepared like a potato.

61. ‘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.’

62. 18 However, the dollar is a hot potato, tasteless but wasteful to discard.

63. 5 The abortion issue is a political hot potato in the United States.

64. 1 Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the early 1960 s.

65. 12 Consequently the brain drain has become a hot potato which needs to solve.

66. 17 Consequently the brain drain has become a hot potato which needs to solve.

67. — Raising salaries for non-managerial staff has become a hot potato at my office.

68. 8 Consequently the brain drain has become a hot potato which needs to solve.

69. Her nose peels in August like a Jersey potato.

70. Would you like a baked potato, fries, or rice?

71. The last thing I want to do is to share a place with a couch potato.

72. ” Interesting fact It's not too hard to understand this phrase, try holding a hot potato

73. Would you like a drop of brandy?

74. 10 The Mideast conflict is really a hot potato for all politicians around the world.

75. Server : Would you like a baked potato or some rice?

76. 19 The Mideast conflict is really a hot potato for all politicians around the world.

77. You, like, doing like a breathing thing?

78. Would you like French fries, a baked potato or rice?

79. Example of use: “I never ask about anyone’s marital status; it can be a hot potato

80. No sense of personal space kind of smells like chicken, looks like a potato.