Bad omen
Hot potato and bad omen are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hot potato" instead a noun phrase "Bad omen".
Hot potato
Hot potato noun - A difficult situation.
Bad omen and hot potato are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad omen" instead a noun phrase "Hot potato".
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Hot potato and Bad omen. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad_omen/hot_potato
Bad omen & Hot potato. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad_omen/hot_potato>.
Hot potato or Bad omen. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad_omen/hot_potato.
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