Cómo Pronunciar "hot potato"
expression
ˈhɑt/ /pəˈteɪˌtoʊ
HAHT puh-TAY-toh
hˈɒt/ /pətˈeɪtəʊ
HOT puh-TAY-toh
Definición
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.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈhɑt/ /pəˈteɪˌtoʊ
Inglés Británico
hˈɒt/ /pətˈeɪtəʊ
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
HAHT puh-TAY-toh
UK
HOT puh-TAY-toh
Escucha en Contexto
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.