| 词汇 | drop something like a hot potato |
| 释义 | Idiom drop something like a hot potatodrop (someone/something) like a hot brick/potato informal to suddenly get rid of someone or something that you have been involved with because you do not want them any more or you are worried they may cause problems.The government dropped the plan like a hot brick when they realized the bad feeling it was causing. drop (someone or something) like a hot potatoTo abandon someone or something suddenly and completely, sometimes to avoid potential problems. I haven't seen Cynthia in weeks because she dropped me like a hot potato once she started hanging out with the cool kids. We dropped our renovation plans like a hot potato after finding out how much the job would cost. drop something like a hot potatoordrop something like a hot brickIf you drop something or someone like a hot potato or drop them like a hot brick, you get rid of them as quickly as possible because they are difficult to deal with, or because you do not want them any more. He was celebrated in the media one minute and dropped like a hot potato the next. He panicked and dropped his lover like a hot brick. |
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