English Explanatory Dictionary

drop like a hot potato

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To get rid of or stop doing as quickly as possible.

Word forms

drop like a hot potato drops like a hot potato dropping like a hot potato dropped like a hot potato

Etymology

See hot potato.

Synonyms

drop like a hot brick drop like a hot skillet drop like a bad habit
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