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hot potato

hot potato (hôte patato)

Idiom Politics

Signification

a controversial issue that no one wants to deal with

une question controversée que personne ne veut traiter (une kestion kontroverse ke personne ne veut traiter)

Phrases d'exemple

"The refugee crisis has become a hot potato in the government."

"la crise des réfugiés est devenue une question controversée dans le gouvernement" (la kriz des refujies est devenue une hot potato dan le gouvernement)

Expressions Connexes

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to start implementing a plan or idea

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to make someone take responsibility for their actions

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to be the most powerful person in a group or family

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to risk everything on a single venture or decision

measure out

to calculate and separate a specific amount