hot potato

hot potato

n. Informal

A problem that is so controversial or sensitive that those handling it risk unpleasant consequences: gun controla political hot potato.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hot potato - a difficult situation; "he dropped the topic like a hot potato" situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"

Translations

hot potato n (BRIT) (col) → asunto espinoso;

to drop sth/sb like a hot potato → no querer saber ya nada de algo/algn

hot potato n (Brit) (inf) → sujet brûlant;

to drop sb/sth like a hot potato → laisser tomber qn/qch brusquement

hot potato (fig) (inf) n → heißes Eisen nt;

to drop sb like a hot potato → jdn wie eine heiße Kartoffel fallen lassen

hot potato n (BRIT ) (col) → patata bollente;

to drop sb/sth like a hot potato → mollare subito qn/qc