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
RoxieRAHK-seeEnglish
Pavlina-Czech, Slovene, Macedonian
Alainal-ENFrench
Cearra-English (Rare)
AdalynAD-ə-linEnglish (Modern)
HannuHAHN-nooFinnish