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a political hot potato

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  • hot potato — hot po tato n a subject or problem that no one wants to deal with, because it is difficult and any decision might make people angry ▪ The issue has become a political hot potato …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hot potato — noun a difficult situation (Freq. 1) he dropped the topic like a hot potato • Hypernyms: ↑situation * * * noun, pl ⋯ toes [count] informal : an issue or question about which people have different opinions and feel very strongly He tried to avoid… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hot potato — noun a) A childs 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. The politician hastened to distance himself from that political hot potato. b) An awkward or …   Wiktionary

  • Hot Potato (game) — Hot potato is a game that involves players quickly gathering in a circle and tossing a small object such as a beanbag or tennis ball to each other while music plays. The player who has the hot potato last when the music stops is out. Play… …   Wikipedia

  • (a) hot potato — informal something that is difficult or dangerous to deal with. The abortion issue is a political hot potato in the United States …   New idioms dictionary

  • potato — [[t]pəte͟ɪtoʊ[/t]] ♦♦♦ potatoes 1) N VAR Potatoes are quite round vegetables with brown or red skins and white insides. They grow under the ground. → See also sweet potato 2) PHRASE: N inflects You can refer to a difficult subject that people… …   English dictionary

  • Political suicide — is the concept that a politician or political party would lose widespread support and confidence from the voting public by proprosing actions that are seen as unfavourable or that might threaten the status quo. A politician that committed… …   Wikipedia

  • Seabrook Potato Crisps — (often shortened to Seabrook s) are a brand of crisps in the United Kingdom. They are produced in the Northern English city of Bradford and are extremely popular in the north, though less so in the south. The company does offer a mail order… …   Wikipedia

  • hotpotato — hot potato n. Informal A problem that is so controversial or sensitive that those handling it risk unpleasant consequences: gun control a political hot potato. * * * …   Universalium

  • CANADA — CANADA, country in northern half of North America and a member of the British Commonwealth. At the beginning of the 21st century, its population of approximately 370,000 Jews made it the world s fourth largest Jewish community after the United… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Luis Posada Carriles — Luis Clemente Faustino Posada Carriles (born February 15, 1928) is a Cuban born Venezuelan anti Castro terrorist. A former CIA operative, Posada has been convicted in absentia of involvement in various terrorist attacks and plots in the Western… …   Wikipedia

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