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