hot potato
[英][h?t pteit?u][美][hɑt pteto]
n.棘手的人[问题]; 烫手的山芋;
复数:hot potatoes
例句:
He said he would drop her like a hot potato.他说他会把她像烫手的东西一样迫不及待地扔掉。
The unemployment is a real hot potato.失业真是个棘手的问题。
Money policy is fast becoming a hot potato.货币政策很快地成为一个棘手难题。
The racial discrimination issue is a political hot potato.种族歧视问题是政治上的棘手问题。
This situation is a real hot potato.这种情况实在棘手。