A controversial issue or situation which is awkward to deal with.
〈非正式〉烫手的山芋；有争议的问题；尴尬（或不愉快）的处境
dog registration has become a political hot potato
狗的注册问题已经成为一个政治上有争议的问题。
Example sentencesExamples
The play deals with the hot potatoes of race, madness and power and dazzles with a story as funny as it is provocative.
The issue has been a hot potato on my radio show this week.
If government decides that it's too much of a political hot potato to try to remove you from that land, that's their choice.
It is a political hot potato most party leaders do not wish to go near, but McLetchie wants a legal clampdown on ‘chancers who are trying to reap the public’.
But because of this lack of judgment it is still a political hot potato a week later and his image as a schemer who will do anything for self-advancement has been reinforced.
But it was on the political hot potato of Scottish broadcasting that Mr Davies dropped the biggest bombshell of the night.
The issue has become a political hot potato for Bloomberg, who faces a tough battle for re-election next year.
Slavery reparation is one of the political hot potatoes being juggled by Western nations at the UN World Conference against Racism in South Africa.
The other parties use it as a political hot potato.
New Environment Minister Martin Cullen has this as one of his first major hot potato issues to deal with.
Definition of hot potato in US English:
hot potato
nounˌhɑt pəˈteɪdoʊˌhät pəˈtādō
informal
A controversial issue or situation that is awkward or unpleasant to deal with.
〈非正式〉烫手的山芋；有争议的问题；尴尬（或不愉快）的处境
dog registration has become a political hot potato
狗的注册问题已经成为一个政治上有争议的问题。
Example sentencesExamples
New Environment Minister Martin Cullen has this as one of his first major hot potato issues to deal with.
If government decides that it's too much of a political hot potato to try to remove you from that land, that's their choice.
It is a political hot potato most party leaders do not wish to go near, but McLetchie wants a legal clampdown on ‘chancers who are trying to reap the public’.
But because of this lack of judgment it is still a political hot potato a week later and his image as a schemer who will do anything for self-advancement has been reinforced.
Slavery reparation is one of the political hot potatoes being juggled by Western nations at the UN World Conference against Racism in South Africa.
The other parties use it as a political hot potato.
The issue has been a hot potato on my radio show this week.
The issue has become a political hot potato for Bloomberg, who faces a tough battle for re-election next year.
But it was on the political hot potato of Scottish broadcasting that Mr Davies dropped the biggest bombshell of the night.
The play deals with the hot potatoes of race, madness and power and dazzles with a story as funny as it is provocative.