English Dictionary

drop like a hot potato

動詞

くだけた表現 他動詞

(simile, transitive, informal) To get rid of or stop doing as quickly as possible.

日本語の意味

すぐに（不要なものや状況）を捨てる、手放す / 即刻、関与を断つ、やめる

After the phone recordings were released, his teammates dropped him like a hot potato.

録音が公開されると、チームメイトたちは彼を即座に切り捨てた。

意味（1）

(simile, transitive, informal) To get rid of or stop doing as quickly as possible.

drops like a hot potato （ present singular third-person ）

dropping like a hot potato （ participle present ）

dropped like a hot potato （ participle past ）

dropped like a hot potato （ past ）