hot potato

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.
An unwanted problem that is awkward or delicate.

en-au-hot potato.ogg

hot potato hot potatoes

pass the parcel

hot button third rail too hot to handle

drop like a hot potato hot-potato routing hottie potatie

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