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    Idiom: Hot Potato

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    hot potato 

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    A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them, with the object of avoiding being left holding the item when time expires.

    An awkward or delicate problem with which nobody wants to be associated.

    A-Z Proximities

    • hot hand
    • hot off the presses
    • hot on
    • hot on someone's heels
    • hot on the trail
    • hot potato
    • hot stuff
    • hotter than a pistol
    • hot under the collar
    • hot water
    • hour of need

    Similar Idioms

    • hot potato
    • couch potato
    • potato chaser
    • blow hot and cold
    • boiling hot
    • full of hot air
    • hissing hot
    • hot air
    • hot and bothered
    • hot and cold
    • hot and heavy
    • hot desking
    • hot hand
    • hot off the presses
    • hot on
    • hot on someone's heels
    • hot on the trail
    • hot stuff
    • hot under the collar
    • hot water

    Similar Phrases

    • hot potato
    • baking hot
    • hot air
    • hot cake
    • hot cereal
    • hot cross bun
    • hot jazz
    • hot pants
    • hot chocolate
    • hot flash
    • hot issue
    • hot line
    • hot medium
    • hot-water bag
    • hot-water heater
    • hot pad
    • hot pepper
    • hot plate
    • hot pot
    • hot sauce
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