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1 hot potato
תפוח אדמה אפוי(סלנג); מצב עדין* * *◙ ןידע בצמ ;(גנלס)יופא המדא חופת◄ -
2 drop a thing like a hot potato
להיפטר מדבר במהירות הבזק; להיזהר ממשהו כמו מפני אש* * *◙ שא ינפמ ומכ והשממ רהזיהל ;קזבה תוריהמב רבדמ רטפיהל◄ -
3 drop like a hot potato
לנטוש באופן פתאומי* * *◙ ימואתפ ןפואב שוטנל◄ -
4 drop something like a hot potato
◙ v. להיפטר מדבר במהירות הבזק; להיזהר ממשהו כמו מפני אש* * *◙ שא ינפמ ומכ והשממ רהזיהל ;קזבה תוריהמב רבדמ רטפיהל◄English-Hebrew dictionary > drop something like a hot potato
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hot potato — ► NOUN informal ▪ a controversial and awkward issue … English terms dictionary
hot potato — ☆ hot potato n. Informal a troubling or seemingly insoluble problem, issue, etc. that no one wants to handle … English World dictionary
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hot potato — A hot potato is a very sensitive and controversial matter which is difficult to deal with. The new Prime Minister hasn t been confronted with any hot potatoes yet … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
hot potato — {n.}, {informal} A question that causes strong argument and is difficult to settle. * /Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the 1960s./ … Dictionary of American idioms