- hot-potato issue
- щекотливый вопрос
Англо-русский юридический словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
hot-potato issue
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hot potato — A problem or issue that is very controversial and no one wants to deal with is a hot potato … The small dictionary of idiomes
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 — hot potatoes N COUNT 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. [INFORMAL] … English dictionary
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
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 — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hot potato : singular hot potato plural hot potatoes informal a difficult issue that people try to avoid dealing with or discussing … English dictionary
hot potato — a situation likely to cause trouble to the person handling it The issue of the non union workers is a real hot potato that we must deal with … Idioms and examples
hot potato — hot po tato noun count INFORMAL a difficult issue that people try to avoid dealing with or discussing … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hot potato — hot′ pota′to n. inf Informal. a situation or issue that is difficult, unpleasant, or risky to deal with • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
hot potato — 1. Informal. a situation or issue that is difficult, unpleasant, or risky to deal with. 2. Brit. Informal. a baked potato. [1840 50] * * * … Universalium
