hot potato

Noun

uncountable countable idiomatic

(uncountable) A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them, with the object of avoiding being left holding the item when time expires.

Japanese Meaning

子供のゲーム「ホットポテト」― プレイヤーがボールやその他の物を次々に渡し合い、時間切れ時にその物を持っている者が負ける遊び。

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The kids laughed as they played hot potato, frantically passing the ball until the timer buzzed.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

子どもたちは笑いながら、タイマーが鳴るまでボールを次々と素早く回して、誰も持ち残さないようにする遊びをしていた。

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Sense（1）

(uncountable) A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them, with the object of avoiding being left holding the item when time expires.

Sense（2）

(countable, idiomatic) An awkward or delicate problem with which nobody wants to be associated.

The “lame duck” Johnson Administration, in its final fortnight in office, grappled last week with a diplomatic hot potato in the form of the latest Soviet proposal for a “just and lasting” Middle East peace settlement.

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hot potatoes

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