the political hot potato

Corruption has become **a political hot potato** in the country.

Idiom Politics

Meaning

a controversial issue that no one wants to handle

Corruption has become a political hot potato in the country.

Relating to the government or public affairs of a country; relating to politics or political parties...

having high temperature; warm; heated;

a round white vegetable with a brown or red skin that grows underground

experiencing intense and fluctuating emotions

to take responsibility for doing something wrong

to understand both perspectives in an argument

a controversial issue that no one wants to deal with

to assume control or leadership of an organization

very ill