drop someone/something like a hot potato



drop someone/something like a hot potato

tv. to disassociate oneself with someone or something instantly. When we learned of the conviction, we dropped him like a hot potato.
See also: drop, hot, like, potato

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dianadie-AN-ə (English), dee-AH-nah (Italian, German, Dutch)English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian,
Micheil-Scottish
Ansell['ænsəl]
Dominikadaw-mee-NEE-kah (Polish)Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Russian, Polish
Cecelia[si'si:ljə]
Beatus-Late Roman