hot potato
Example Sentences
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She compared the work to a game of hot potato.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
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
Untangling this game of three-dimensional legal hot potato will require extensive, expensive investigations.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2023
“Atomic energy was a hot potato for the government. If done right, we were told, atomic energy could do wonderful things for us,” he said.
From Slate • Mar. 7, 2023
Countless games of playing hot potato with the Incorrigible children had honed her reflexes.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
