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

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

52. 8 Consequently the brain drain has become a hot potato which needs to solve.

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

54. 15 Steve: It'sure is. If you were broke, she'd drop you like a hot potato.

55. 10 The Mideast conflict is really a hot potato for all politicians around the world.

56. 28 Steve: It'sure is. If you were broke, she'd drop you like a hot potato.

57. 25 S . dollars . Bank chief executive officer Robert Steele is known as the " hot potato. "

58. 19 The Mideast conflict is really a hot potato for all politicians around the world.

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

60. 12 The tariff issue is a hot potato in our department; no one deals with it.

61. I went into the high school bathroom to discover A hot potato in the fourth stall.

62. 22 The tariff issue is a hot potato in our department; no one deals with it.

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

64. It was a hot potato for all the parties and they didn't want to run any risk

65. 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).

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

67. 2 He dropped the plan like a hot potato when he realized how much it would cost him.

68. 24 That's when you see the Colonel and his council playing pass-the-parcel with a hot potato.

69. 14 That's when you see the Colonel and his council playing pass-the-parcel with a hot potato.

70. 4 He dropped the plan like a hot potato when he realized how much it would cost him.

71. Example sentences — In the USA, gun control remains a hot potato in politics — even after mass shootings at schools

72. 8 It had become a political hot potato, and time ran out as backers bickered over what tests to run.

73. The phrase ‘ a hot potato’ usually means: a delicate subject which people have different opinions and feel very emotional about

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

75. If the government feels it is a hot potato, it does not want to touch it with a 10 foot pole

76. A Hot Potato – Idiom of the Day Meaning: A situation which is very difficult to deal with or a very complicated circumstance

77. I know that one of the general secret achievements is obtained via an admin giving you a hot potato or fishing one

78. After leaving A hot potato, it is common courtesy not to flush, so others can admire the sheer magnitude of its size and stench

79. 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.

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