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hot potato
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An awkward issue, especially one with which nobody wants to be associated and gets passed around
A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them
Celebrated case
Sticky wicket
A danger or risk
A situation that requires resolution
An unstable time or period, usually marked by intense difficulty or danger
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An awkward issue, especially one with which nobody wants to be associated and gets passed around
controversy
difficulty
problem
issue
matter
point
knotty problem
tricky issue
bone of contention
sensitive issue
tricky problem
live issue
football
affair
question
subject
topic
concern
case
situation
circumstance
dispute
contention
consideration
complication
inquiry
US
proposition
grievance
query
point of contention
enquiry
UK
occasion
matter of contention
argument
theme
matter in question
goings-on
point of departure
item
business
point in question
proceeding
talking point
point at issue
subject matter
puzzle
can of worms
thing
“The political
hot potato
was now safely in a silver plater and no longer burning Congressional hands.”
Noun
▲
A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them
pass the parcel
“Words to focus on while playing
Hot Potato
are music, stop, ball, pass, and out.”
Noun
▲
Celebrated case
cause celebre
talk of the town
uproar
affair
bone of contention
celebrated case
controversial case
controversial issue
controversy
debate
fuss
grist for the gossip mill
matter of the moment
moot point
political football
rumour
UK
rumor
US
scandal
topic of the day
war of words
Noun
▲
Sticky wicket
tar baby
sticky wicket
Noun
▲
A danger or risk
hazard
risk
peril
danger
trouble
threat
menace
jeopardy
endangerment
imperilment
pitfall
perilousness
problem
difficulty
imminence
deathtrap
dynamite
double trouble
risky business
thin ice
insecurity
exigency
distress
precariousness
uncertainty
instability
vulnerability
exposure
emergency
crisis
slipperiness
riskiness
tinderbox
timebomb
flashpoint
volcano
being on the precipice
time bomb
flash point
powder keg
concern
worry
accident waiting to happen
torment
liability
troublemaker
cause for alarm
venture
source of fear
source of fright
source of dread
source of terror
source of apprehension
precipice
probability
clouds
possibility
storm
harm's way
predicament
bind
mess
hot water
dire straits
bad news
lack of safety
razor's edge
unsafety
unsteadiness
shakiness
defencelessness
weakness
hindrance
woe
disappointment
deep trouble
struggle
grief
nuisance
misfortune
inconvenience
pain
bother
headache
dilemma
unreliability
unguardedness
unstableness
frailty
rockiness
fragility
dodginess
dubiety
tenuousness
chanciness
frailness
iffiness
spot
pickle
lack of protection
hitch
snag
tight spot
deep water
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Noun
▲
A situation that requires resolution
issue
problem
difficulty
predicament
adversity
bother
complication
dilemma
grievance
obstacle
pitfall
quandary
trouble
barrier
dispute
drawback
hassle
headache
hiccup
hindrance
hitch
impediment
plight
snag
vexation
worry
catch
difficult situation
handicap
hurdle
mess
obstruction
pickle
rub
stumbling block
tight spot
catch-22
gremlin
mix-up
muddle
question mark
source of difficulty
source of trouble
thorn in one's side
thorn in the flesh
trammel
vexed question
fly in the ointment
hornets' nest
monkey wrench in the works
spanner in the works
setback
disadvantage
downside
botheration
weakness
inconvenience
defect
hazard
limitation
holdup
facer
doubt
bar
scrape
question
glitch
block
check
burden
minus
disbenefit
can of worms
disputed point
gotcha
point at issue
nuisance
crimp
gimmick
joker
drag
deterrent
flaw
clog
uphill
embarrassment
delay
fault
detriment
booby trap
land mine
misfortune
count
crunch
squeeze
disagreement
hot water
bugbear
perplexity
box
shortcoming
worriment
imperfection
deficiency
encumbrance
aggravation
knot
restriction
bug
curb
liability
brake
let
stop
manacle
inhibition
shackles
cramp
chain
holdback
fetter
interference
balk
US
prob
restraint
stoppage
negative
discouragement
entanglement
ill
barricade
blockage
cumber
millstone
baulk
UK
road block
upset
distress
case
challenge
tribulation
consequence
trap
matter
downfall
pinch
to-do
snare
habit
prohibition
tie
load
shackle
disablement
impairment
retardation
bottleneck
retardment
disorder
stricture
wall
negative aspect
hamper
teething trouble
dead weight
red tape
millstone around your neck
banana skin
blockade
puzzler
spot
sticking point
stumbling stone
failing
unseen problem
uncertainty
mishap
the rub
reservation
stone in one's path
interruption
lack
debit
strike
pest
snafu
incommodity
query
tangle
disability
hold-up
damper
evil
irritant
pain
weak point
hang-up
weak spot
bind
frustration
irk
annoyance
exasperation
thorn
aggro
trial
ruffle
peeve
nark
bane
quagmire
hair shirt
bore
source of irritation
source of annoyance
pain in the neck
fair cow
pain in the bum
pain in the backside
pain in the rear
constraint
impedance
hampering
albatross
ball and chain
baggage
monkey wrench
prevention
blocking
bone of contention
straitjacket
cumbrance
preventive
con
hangup
impasse
deadlock
deal-breaker
rein
disincentive
checking
arrest
gridlock
hardship
cross
lock
excess baggage
inhibitor
traverse
jam-up
blank wall
bond
complaint
fetters
bonds
harm
congestion
bump
mountain to climb
pale
penalty
circumvention
roadblock
chains
psychological baggage
millstone round someone's neck
slowing
handicapping
demerit
small difficulty
circumscription
confinement
hobble
yoke
railing
fence
occlusion
privation
affliction
afterdeal
bad
other side of the coin
flip side
opposition
barring
choking
dissuasion
bad news
cross to bear
Achilles heel
millstone round one's neck
jinx
disaster area
conundrum
dodge
ploy
joker in the pack
trick
puzzle
wile
determent
sabotage
intervention
foot dragging
suppression
monkey on back
saddle
debt
duty
guilt
defensive measures
defence
UK
defense
US
leash
preventative
bridle
limit
bridling
curbing
repression
shackling
baulking
UK
cramping
fettering
holding back
stifling
smothering
stopping
halting
thwarting
quashing
foiling
interdict
putting an end to
putting an stop to
balking
US
embargo
nipping in the bud
sublimation
downer
bummer
comedown
pity
down
disappointment
letdown
shame
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Noun
▲
An unstable time or period, usually marked by intense difficulty or danger
crisis
catastrophe
disaster
emergency
plight
predicament
dilemma
mess
trouble
calamity
extremity
fiasco
mire
quagmire
quandary
adversity
cataclysm
conundrum
setback
tragedy
upheaval
bind
blow
complication
difficulty
distress
entanglement
impasse
pickle
chaos
debacle
disarray
disorder
drama
failure
hardship
havoc
hole
imbroglio
issue
jam
meltdown
perplexity
problem
stew
strait
tribulation
collapse
crash
fix
hell
misadventure
misfortune
mishap
muddle
pass
pinch
pressure
reversal
shambles
tinderbox
turmoil
urgency
blight
confusion
depression
devastation
exigency
horror
reverse
ruin
scourge
scrape
stress
trauma
whammy
affliction
apocalypse
bomb
bust
desolation
disorderliness
embarrassment
hassle
holocaust
messiness
monstrosity
puzzle
shipwreck
shock
situation
trial
woe
dire straits
hard times
hot water
sticky situation
deep water
sad state
critical situation
heavy blow
tricky situation
car crash
difficult situation
problematic situation
big trouble
hang-up
tight corner
tight spot
unfortunate situation
awkward situation
hell on earth
rabbit hole
sorry condition
train wreck
reversal of fortune
spot of bother
vicious circle
stroke of ill luck
bad news
no-win situation
tight situation
double trouble
worst-case scenario
juncture
corner
spot
clutch
vicissitude
zero hour
crunch
box
swamp
circumstance
head
catch-22
accident
rattrap
sticky wicket
crossroads
turning point
flash point
bother
misery
conjuncture
Dunkirk
crossroad
asperity
desperate straits
kettle of fish
mischance
boiling point
breaking point
rigor
US
crunch time
condition
rigour
UK
deadlock
panic stations
jackpot
drag
need
upset
pretty kettle of fish
fine kettle of fish
necessity
pain
burden
tension
contingency
bale
cross
waterloo
curtains
imperativeness
buffet
wretchedness
disturbance
danger
urgent situation
how-do-you-do
the worst
catch
stroke of bad luck
want
can of worms
exigence
ruination
sorrow
squeeze
state
wreck
contretemps
mishanter
spectacle
commotion
fuss
ill
scene
excitement
adventure
straits
affair
a jam
a scrape
a hole
a fix
incident
headache
hardness
knock
uncertainty
nakba
bad luck
conflict
poser
tangle
holy mess
unholy mess
to-do
ticklish situation
dog's breakfast
hard nut to crack
complicated situation
double bind
trouble spot
Dutch
difficult choice
climacteric
hot spot
indigence
destitution
convulsion
quicksand
demand
loss
discomfiture
equation
act of God
stage
emergency situation
potential crisis
extreme suffering
constraint
requirement
flooding
situational problem
acuteness
demandingness
stuckness
mix-up
jolt
jar
tight squeeze
struggle
grief
needfulness
requisite
essential
wont
criticalness
pressingness
jumble
dependency
dependence
botched situation
uphill battle
oppression
frustration
duress
downturn
business
occasion
row
melodrama
downfall
diffict situation
indecision
evil
thrill
fracas
sensation
comess
glitch
catastrophy
farce
uphill
involvement
bad situation
exertion
painfulness
knot
hazard
facer
abyss
mischanter
worst outcome
worst possible outcome
worst that could happen
worst case
worst comes to worst
infliction
state of things
state of affairs
soup
pretty
position
barricade
discouragement
sweat
labor
US
labour
UK
crux
snarl
snafu
complexity
down
reverse of fortune
bad thing
a bad situation
bottleneck
a plight
a mess
a sorry condition
bewilderment
mystification
a predicament
a difficult situation
harassment
devastating blow
panic
Gordian knot
unpredictable situation
mare's nest
hornet's nest
troublesome problem
snake pit
complex problem
Pandora's box
suffering
blue ruin
tear-jerker
a tight corner
a bind
a stew
a spot
dead end
a pickle
heartache
heartbreak
choke point
rough go
torture
torment
double whammy
cross to bear
knock-back
time pressure
hurry
travails
dolour
downer
bummer
poison
hurting
jinx
skids
histrionics
peril
theatrics
dramatics
unforeseen circumstances
tough luck
ill-luck
pain in the rear
harsh conditions
tough situation
bad break
ill-fortune
pain in the backside
hard knocks
evil eye
trials and tribulations
pain in the neck
pain in the bum
kiss of death
ill luck
ill fortune
theatre
UK
theatricals
theater
US
desperation
force of circumstance
perilous experiences
song and dance
dangerous experiences
exciting experiences
force majeure
pressure of circumstance
hindrance
hitch
snag
obstacle
worry
hurdle
drawback
impediment
question
concern
doubt
botheration
obstruction
case
pitfall
dispute
nuisance
stumbling block
inconvenience
disputed point
point at issue
challenge
matter
barrier
hiccup
vexation
spot of trouble
bit of bother
rub
count
disagreement
fly in the ointment
spanner in the works
monkey wrench in the works
bugbear
worriment
disquiet
anxiety
hot seat
task
annoyance
grievance
aggravation
handicap
prob
hornets' nest
trammel
lose-lose
cleft stick
source of trouble
puzzlement
thorn in the flesh
with nowhere to turn
matter of contention
question mark
point of contention
disappointment
deep trouble
cul-de-sac
morass
cessation
pause
rest
damned if you do, damned if you don't
circumstances
controversy
brouhaha
enmeshment
embroilment
disadvantage
stalemate
troublesome situation
difficult problem
embarrassing situation
embarrassing problem
between a rock and a hard place
millstone
cumber
mass of problems
bar
crimp
soap opera
vexed question
thorn in one's side
gremlin
source of difficulty
habit
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undertaking
nut
state of perplexity
state of uncertainty
delicate situation
hamper
up a tree
negative aspect
inevitability
teething trouble
traverse
problems
irritation
damned if one does and damned if one doesn't
subject
unease
pest
focus
enigma
stumper
interest
contention
subject matter
theme
argument
topic
point
agitation
issues
strife
unpleasantness
irritant
strain
irk
thorn
peeve
exasperation
aggro
ruffle
nark
bane
source of irritation
source of annoyance
fair cow
hair shirt
bore
misgiving
scepticism
UK
reservation
disbelief
skepticism
US
apprehension
query
mistrust
qualm
scruple
suspicion
cynicism
misdoubt
unbelief
misbelief
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second thought
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