hot potato
Example Sentences
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It's also a regressive approach similar to the hot potato tossing seen in very special episodes of 1980s and 1990s TV where reproductive choices were acknowledged but never discussed in detail.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2023
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
Greece’s foreign ministry made a ham-handed bid to get rid of the hot potato by sneaking Ocalan out of the country and trying to hide him in the Greek Embassy in Kenya.
From Seattle Times • May 31, 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 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
