他抛开这个问题，就像丢掉一块烫手的山芋一样。

He dropped the topic like a hot potato.

youdao

这似乎是一个烫手的山芋粉丝之间的事。

This seems to be something of a hot potato among fans.

youdao

烫手的山芋是一种你不想拿着球的一种运动。

Hot Potato is the kind of sport where you don't want to be left holding the ball.

youdao

We've managed to package subprime loans that we thought -some people thought--were terrible and sell them off to unwitting foreigners who didn't know.

我们将次级贷款打包,将这些烫手山芋,甩卖给我们不认识的外国冤大头

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