hot potato
Noun

hot potato

  1. (uncountable) A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them, with the object of avoiding being left holding the item when time expires.
  2. (countable, idiomatic) An awkward or delicate problem with which nobody wants to be associated.
    The politician hastened to distance himself from that political hot potato.
Synonyms Translations
  • French: patate chaude
  • Italian: patata calda
  • Spanish: patata caliente
Translations
  • French: patate chaude
  • German: heißes Eisen
  • Italian: patata bollente
  • Spanish: patata caliente



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