Hot potato
Hot potato noun - A difficult situation.
Tough break and hot potato are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tough break" instead a noun phrase "Hot potato".
Tough break
Hot potato and tough break are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hot potato" instead a noun phrase "Tough break".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- trouble and hot potato
- trouble and tough break
- pinch and hot potato
- pinch and tough break
- trial and hot potato
- trial and tough break
- crunch and hot potato
- crunch and tough break
- disaster and hot potato
- disaster and tough break
- exigency and hot potato
- exigency and tough break
- hazard and hot potato
- hazard and tough break
Cite this Source
Tough break and Hot potato. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hot_potato/tough_break
Hot potato & Tough break. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hot_potato/tough_break>.
Tough break or Hot potato. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hot_potato/tough_break.
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