Definitions from Wiktionary (hot potato)
▸ noun: (uncountable) 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.
▸ noun: (countable, idiomatic) An awkward or delicate problem with which nobody wants to be associated.
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▸ noun: (uncountable) 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.
▸ noun: (countable, idiomatic) An awkward or delicate problem with which nobody wants to be associated.
Similar:
keep-away,
pass the parcel,
one potato, two potato,
spud,
pickle,
hot boiled beans,
patball,
backball,
potato race,
hacky sack,
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Opposite:
Types:
political issue,
controversial topic,
sensitive subject,
divisive matter,
ethical dilemma,
moral quandary,
more...
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