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hot potato

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

hot potato
n
Slang an awkward or delicate matter
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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 (fam) → patata bollente
to drop sb/sth like a hot potato → piantare in asso qn/qc
hot potato n (fam) → patata bollente
to drop sb/sth like a hot potato → piantare in asso qn/qc


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Make haste, for there's a hot potato besides, and half a pint of fresh-drawn beer in a bottle.
 
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