hot potato
Example Sentences
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They all agreed that they would get rid of this hot potato, adjourn quickly and go home for the holidays.
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024
Carpenter then tried to give it to Keoghan, but he refused, motioning at the statue as if it were a hot potato he was superstitious about jinxing.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2024
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
I wasn’t going to tell her about that “Getting to Know You” paper dropped onto Mrs. Willibey’s desk like a hot potato or about Howard being my Backpack Buddy, so I just said, “Nothing.”
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
