What does “Hot potato” mean?

Hot potato

Meaning: A controversial or difficult issue that no one wants to deal with.

Papa caliente

Significado: Un tema controvertido o difícil que nadie quiere manejar.

Batata quente

Significado: Um assunto controverso ou difícil que ninguém quer lidar.

Patate chaude

Signification: Une question controversée ou difficile que personne ne veut traiter.

Heiße Kartoffel

Bedeutung: Ein kontroverses oder schwieriges Thema, das niemand anfassen will.

Patata bollente

Significato: Una questione controversa o difficile che nessuno vuole affrontare.

Sıcak patates

Anlam: Kimsenin uğraşmak istemediği tartışmalı veya zor bir konu.

烫手山芋

意思: 一个有争议或困难的问题，没人愿意处理。

ホットポテト

意味: 誰も扱いたがらない、難しい問題。

뜨거운 감자

의미: 누구도 처리하고 싶어 하지 않는 논쟁적이거나 어려운 문제.

Dialogue

23:50:45 - Why are they ignoring the problem?

23:50:48 - Because it's a hot potato. They'd rather avoid it than deal with the fallout.

23:50:51 - That's a short-sighted approach.

23:50:54 - I agree. But it's easier to ignore things sometimes.

18:30:10 - Who's going to tell Grandma we can't come for Christmas?

18:30:13 - That's a hot potato. I'm not doing it. She'll be so disappointed.

18:30:16 - I don't want to be the one to break her heart either.

18:30:19 - Maybe we can call her together and explain.