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