Hot potato
Hot potato noun - A difficult situation.
Tough luck and hot potato are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tough luck" instead a noun phrase "Hot potato".
Tough luck
Tough luck noun - An unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes.
Hot potato and tough luck are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hot potato" instead a noun phrase "Tough luck".
Related pairs
- trouble and hot potato
- trouble and tough luck
- pinch and hot potato
- pinch and tough luck
- trial and hot potato
- trial and tough luck
- crunch and hot potato
- crunch and tough luck
- disaster and hot potato
- disaster and tough luck
- exigency and hot potato
- exigency and tough luck
- hazard and hot potato
- hazard and tough luck
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Tough luck and Hot potato. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hot_potato/tough_luck
Hot potato & Tough luck. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hot_potato/tough_luck>.
Tough luck or Hot potato. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hot_potato/tough_luck.
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