Hot potato
Hot potato noun - A difficult situation.
Issue and hot potato are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Issue" instead a noun phrase "Hot potato".
Issue
Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Hot potato and issue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hot potato" instead a noun "Issue".
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Cite this Source
Issue and Hot potato. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hot_potato/issue
Hot potato & Issue. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hot_potato/issue>.
Issue or Hot potato. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hot_potato/issue.
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