hot potato
Example Sentences
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She compared the work to a game of hot potato.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Watson went on to admit this "hot potato" was difficult to address and his hope was that everyone was equal.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
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
His break came in 80 bc, when he took on a hot potato of a case that had been turned down by bigger names.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
