Controversial and awkward issue

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Hot Potato also known as Twist the Tiger's Tail is a 1976 action film written and directed by Oscar Williams . The film was a Fred Weintraub and Paul Heller production starring Jim Kelly . Jim Kelly also arranged his own fight scenes. Hot Potato was filmed ...

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n. a difficult situation; "he dropped the topic like a hot potato"

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n. 1 (context uncountable English) 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. 2 (context countable idiomatic English) An awkward or delicate problem ...

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noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Euthanasia for terminally ill patients is a political hot potato . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And Ireland was the sort of hot potato a Bagshaw feared most. ▪ It had become a political hot potato , and time ran out as backers ...