hot potato

English - Turkish

Definition of hot potato in English Turkish dictionary: (deyim) Değinilmesi utandırıcı, tehlikeli veya yakışık olmayan konu; sıcak patates; {k} (deyim) deginilmesi utandirici,tehlikeli veya yakisik olmayan konu
drop like a hot potato: bağları koparmak
drop sb like a hot potato: biriyle bağları koparmak
drop someone like a hot potato: (deyim) biriyle iliskiyi birden kesmek

English - English

Definition of hot potato in English English dictionary: 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
The politician hastened to distance himself from that political hot potato.; If you describe a problem or issue as a hot potato, you mean that it is very difficult and nobody wants to deal with it. a subject or problem that no one wants to deal with, because it is difficult and any decision might make people angry; (deyim) A problem, situation, etc. that is difficult to deal with and causes a lot of disagreement; (deyim) A question that causes strong argument and is difficult to settle; a difficult situation; "he dropped the topic like a hot potato; baked potato (Slang); topic which is avoided due to its controversial qualities; a difficult situation; "he dropped the topic like a hot potato"
hot-potato routing: A style of routing network traffic in which packets are forwarded to any available neighbour immediately as opposed to being buffered until the optimum path to the destination is usable
drop a thing like a hot potato: let go of something quickly
drop like a hot potato: get rid of quickly
drop something like a hot potato: {f} get rid of something as quick as lightning; beware of something like from fire, be extremely careful

hot potato

Hyphenation

hot po·ta·to

hät pıteytō

/ˈhät pəˈtāˌtō/ /ˈhɑːt pəˈteɪˌtoʊ/

[ 'hät ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English hAt; akin to Old High German heiz hot, Lithuanian kaisti to get hot.

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