hot potato
معنی کامل و مثالها
● (عامیانه) مایهی دردسر، کار دشوار و ناخوشایند، هچل، گرفتاری
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the game where a hot potato is passed around quickly to avoid getting burnt.
مثال
- The political scandal became a hot potato.
- The issue of climate change is a hot potato.
- He found himself holding a hot potato.
ترکیبهای رایج
Political hot potato Controversial hot potato Awkward hot potato
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a difficult situation “he dropped the topic like a hot potato”