0 a problem, situation, etc. that is difficult to deal with and causes a lot of disagreement: --
1 a situation or subject that people disagree strongly about and that no one wants to deal with: --
The issue of immigration became a political hot potato.
This is an extremely hot potato in the technological, profitable and competitive future of the industry.
If this is not a hot potato, it should be.
The result was that the whole question of compensation was at the time dropped like a hot potato, and we heard nothing more about it.
But, of course, legislation in this field is something of a hot potato.
Indeed, escalating compliance costs have become a political hot potato, especially among smaller financial institutions such as friendly societies.
The situation was a hot potato, the chair was a hot seat.
It has been treated like a hot potato.
The case is then suddenly dropped like a hot potato by the police.
