a hot potato

意味

a difficult subject that people argue about

議論を呼ぶ厄介な問題.

例文

1. 1Working from home has become a hot potato in our office since the new boss arrived.
2. 2The pay cut was such a hot potato that nobody at the meeting wanted to mention it.
3. 3Where to spend Christmas is always a hot potato in our family, so we try not to discuss it early.
4. 4The new office dress code is a hot potato, and staff have been arguing about it for weeks.
5. 5Is homework at weekends still such a hot potato, or have the parents finally agreed?

文法

可算名詞（a hot potato、hot potatoes）。hot の前に political などの形容詞を置くことが多い。