| 单词 | hot potato |
| 释义 | hot potato (once / 28008 pages) n A controversial subject that no one wants to talk about is one kind of hot potato. A hot potato is an issue that makes everyone feel uncomfortable. The phrase hot potato comes up a lot in politics. For example, a reporter might explain that a candidate won't speak about a controversial topic because it's "a political hot potato," or an issue that people disagree strongly about. Hot potato comes from the idea of passing a literal hot baked potato from one person to another — no one wants to be left holding it for very long, because it will burn their fingers. WORD FAMILYhot potato: hot potatoes USAGE EXAMPLESLike a game of hot potato, builders, homeowners, banks, flood insurers and buyers of securitized mortgages try to hand off risky properties before getting burned. New York Times(Nov 24, 2016) Cech reads it marvellously, and gathers a hot potato with safe hands. The Guardian(Nov 19, 2016) Share price gains and losses reversed quickly and speculators still holding these hot potatoes got burned. Wall Street Journal(Nov 01, 2016) n a difficult situation he dropped the topic like a hot potato Hyper situation a complex or critical or unusual difficulty |
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