hot potato
Example Sentences
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She compared the work to a game of hot potato.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Until then, they seem destined to stay a transit hot potato, passed in bursts from one private owner to another.
From Slate • Aug. 9, 2023
Untangling this game of three-dimensional legal hot potato will require extensive, expensive investigations.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2023
Maher said that over the past month negotiations have become a game of hot potato, with sellers and buyers both asking the other to cover the tax.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2023
I get mad and throw a hot potato fit.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
