كيف تنطق "hot potato"

expression

ˈhɑt/ /pəˈteɪˌtoʊ

HAHT puh-TAY-toh

hˈɒt/ /pətˈeɪtəʊ

HOT puh-TAY-toh

التعريف

A hot potato is a difficult or controversial issue that people do not want to deal with or handle because it is risky or uncomfortable.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈhɑt/ /pəˈteɪˌtoʊ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

hˈɒt/ /pətˈeɪtəʊ

أمريكي

HAHT puh-TAY-toh

بريطاني

HOT puh-TAY-toh

The new tax law is a hot potato for the government.

No one wants to talk about the hot potato in the office.

That question was a real hot potato during the meeting.

As soon as the scandal broke, it turned into a hot potato nobody wanted to touch.