a hot potato



a hot potato

  (informal)
something that is difficult or dangerous to deal with The abortion issue is a political hot potato in the United States.
See also: hot, potato

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KeelinKEE-linIrish
Nadine[nei'di:n]
Valerianus-Ancient Roman
Wahid-Arabic
Farid-Arabic, Iranian, Urdu, Azerbaijani
Rahman-Arabic, Persian, Indonesian, Malay